Nominal Forms
Infinitive: to ratiocinate
Participle: ratiocinateeed
Gerund: ratiocinateing
Cognates
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Indicative
Present
| I | ratiocinate |
| you | ratiocinate |
| he;she;it | ratiocinates |
| we | ratiocinate |
| you | ratiocinate |
| they | ratiocinate |
Perfect
| I | have ratiocinateeed |
| you | have ratiocinateeed |
| he;she;it | has ratiocinateeed |
| we | have ratiocinateeed |
| you | have ratiocinateeed |
| they | have ratiocinateeed |
Past
| I | ratiocinateeed |
| you | ratiocinateeed |
| he;she;it | ratiocinateeed |
| we | ratiocinateeed |
| you | ratiocinateeed |
| they | ratiocinateeed |
Pluperfect
| I | had ratiocinateeed |
| you | had ratiocinateeed |
| he;she;it | had ratiocinateeed |
| we | had ratiocinateeed |
| you | had ratiocinateeed |
| they | had ratiocinateeed |
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 ratiocinateeed |
| you | will have ratiocinateeed |
| he;she;it | will have ratiocinateeed |
| we | will have ratiocinateeed |
| you | will have ratiocinateeed |
| they | will have ratiocinateeed |
Subjunctive
Present
| I | ratiocinate |
| you | ratiocinate |
| he;she;it | ratiocinate |
| we | ratiocinate |
| you | ratiocinate |
| they | ratiocinate |
Perfect
| I | have ratiocinateeed |
| you | have ratiocinateeed |
| he;she;it | have ratiocinateeed |
| we | have ratiocinateeed |
| you | have ratiocinateeed |
| they | have ratiocinateeed |
Imperfect
| I | ratiocinateeed |
| you | ratiocinateeed |
| he;she;it | ratiocinateeed |
| we | ratiocinateeed |
| you | ratiocinateeed |
| they | ratiocinateeed |
Pluperfect
| I | had ratiocinateeed |
| you | had ratiocinateeed |
| he;she;it | had ratiocinateeed |
| we | had ratiocinateeed |
| you | had ratiocinateeed |
| they | had ratiocinateeed |
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 ratiocinateeed |
| you | would have ratiocinateeed |
| he;she;it | would have ratiocinateeed |
| we | would have ratiocinateeed |
| you | would have ratiocinateeed |
| they | would have ratiocinateeed |
Imperative
| you | ratiocinate |
| we | Let's ratiocinate |
| you | ratiocinate |
Verbs conjugated like 'ratiocinate'
abet,
abhor,
abut,
acquit,
admit,
affrap,
allot,
alum,
amel,
amit,
anagram,
anvil,
apparel,
aret,
arret,
assot,
astun,
attrap,
augur,
avel, 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:]