ratiocinate

US/ˌɹætiˈosəˌneɪt/

ratiocinate verb: to use the powers of the mind logically and methodically; to reason.

Verb

ratiocinate (third-person singular simple present ratiocinates, present participle ratiocinating, simple past and past participle ratiocinated)

(formal, intransitive, transitive) To use the powers of the mind logically and methodically; to reason.
- "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."
  "Oh, my dear fellow!" cried...1887, Robert Louis Stevenson, chapter 6, in The Treasure of Franchard

যুক্তি দেখানো

third-person singular present	ratiocinates
present participle	ratiocinating
past participle	ratiocinated
past	ratiocinated

From Latin ratiōcinor (“to reckon, argue”) + -ate, from ratiō + -cinor. First use appears c.1643 in the writings of Kenelm Digby.

What does ratiocinate mean?: Ratiocinate means to use the powers of the mind logically and methodically; to reason.
What is ratiocinate in Bengali?: Ratiocinate in Bengali is যুক্তি দেখানো. See Ratiocinate meaning in Bengali.
What part of speech is ratiocinate?: Ratiocinate is a verb.
How do you pronounce ratiocinate?: Ratiocinate is pronounced /ˌɹætiˈosəˌneɪt/ (US).
What is the past tense of ratiocinate?: The past tense of ratiocinate is ratiocinated.

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