Definitions

ratiocinate

[rash-ee-os-uh-neyt, -oh-suh-, rat-ee-] / ˌræʃ iˈɒs əˌneɪt, -ˈoʊ sə-, ˌræt i- /

VERB

think

Synonyms

STRONG

analyze appraise appreciate brood cerebrate cogitate comprehend conceive consider deduce deliberate estimate evaluate examine ideate imagine infer judge meditate mull muse ponder rationalize reason reflect resolve revolve ruminate speculate stew study weigh

WEAK

figure out have in mind intellectualize logicalize mull over put on one's thinking cap rack one's brains sort out stop to consider take under consideration turn over use one's head

Antonyms

STRONG

dismiss disregard forget ignore misunderstand neglect

Example Sentences

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And then there was silence, deep and impressive, while everybody got his "ratiocinating apparatus," as the Parson called it, to work.

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Under this revelation of personality acting in utter disregard of the person—of any wish or will of the ratiocinating individual—she rested breathless.

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The German, however, is articulate and ratiocinating where we are more purely instinctive.

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But don’t ratiocinate with me—I cannot bear it.

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To see facts, not to argue or raisonniren, was what life meant for him; and I think he often positively loathed the ratiocinating type of mind.

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