Nominal Forms
Infinitive: to ratiocinate
Participle: ratiocinated
Gerund: ratiocinating
Cognates
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Indicative
Present
| I | ratiocinate |
| you | ratiocinate |
| he;she;it | ratiocinates |
| we | ratiocinate |
| you | ratiocinate |
| they | ratiocinate |
Perfect
| I | have ratiocinated |
| you | have ratiocinated |
| he;she;it | has ratiocinated |
| we | have ratiocinated |
| you | have ratiocinated |
| they | have ratiocinated |
Past
| I | ratiocinated |
| you | ratiocinated |
| he;she;it | ratiocinated |
| we | ratiocinated |
| you | ratiocinated |
| they | ratiocinated |
Pluperfect
| I | had ratiocinated |
| you | had ratiocinated |
| he;she;it | had ratiocinated |
| we | had ratiocinated |
| you | had ratiocinated |
| they | had ratiocinated |
Future
| I | will ratiocinate |
| you | will ratiocinate |
| he;she;it | will ratiocinate |
| we | will ratiocinate |
| you | will ratiocinate |
| they | will ratiocinate |
Future Perfect
| I | will have ratiocinated |
| you | will have ratiocinated |
| he;she;it | will have ratiocinated |
| we | will have ratiocinated |
| you | will have ratiocinated |
| they | will have ratiocinated |
Subjunctive
Present
| I | ratiocinate |
| you | ratiocinate |
| he;she;it | ratiocinate |
| we | ratiocinate |
| you | ratiocinate |
| they | ratiocinate |
Perfect
| I | have ratiocinated |
| you | have ratiocinated |
| he;she;it | have ratiocinated |
| we | have ratiocinated |
| you | have ratiocinated |
| they | have ratiocinated |
Imperfect
| I | ratiocinated |
| you | ratiocinated |
| he;she;it | ratiocinated |
| we | ratiocinated |
| you | ratiocinated |
| they | ratiocinated |
Pluperfect
| I | had ratiocinated |
| you | had ratiocinated |
| he;she;it | had ratiocinated |
| we | had ratiocinated |
| you | had ratiocinated |
| they | had ratiocinated |
Conditional
Present
| I | would ratiocinate |
| you | would ratiocinate |
| he;she;it | would ratiocinate |
| we | would ratiocinate |
| you | would ratiocinate |
| they | would ratiocinate |
Perfect
| I | would have ratiocinated |
| you | would have ratiocinated |
| he;she;it | would have ratiocinated |
| we | would have ratiocinated |
| you | would have ratiocinated |
| they | would have ratiocinated |
Imperative
| you | ratiocinate |
| we | Let's ratiocinate |
| you | ratiocinate |
Verbs conjugated like 'ratiocinate'
abacinate,
abalienate,
abase,
abate,
abbreviate,
abdicate,
abduce,
aberrate,
aberuncate,
abirritate,
abjudge,
abjudicate,
abjugate,
abjure,
ablactate,
ablaqueate,
able,
ablegate,
abligate,
abnegate, etc. (List truncated at 20 verbs)
Verbs similar to 'ratiocinate'
patrocinate,
vaticinate,
raisinate,
abacinate,
abominate,
agnominate,
annominate,
anticipate,
associate,
attaminate,
Synonyms & Antonyms
Additional Information
Phrasal Verbs
Etymology
From Latin ratiōcinor (“to reckon, argue”) + -ate, from ratiō + -cinor. First use appears c.1643 in the writings of Kenelm Digby. See: Latin '
ratiōcinor'.
Sample Sentences
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"Observe the relative position," returned the Doctor with a smile. "It is your attitude to believe through thick and thin in one man's judgment—your own. I follow the same opinion, but critically and with open eyes. Which is the more irrational—I leave it to yourself."
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"Oh, my dear fellow!" cried Casimir, "[…] don't ratiocinate with me." [1887, Robert Louis Stevenson, chapter 6, in The Treasure of Franchard:]