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US
/ˈɹæʃənəˌɫaɪz/
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VERB
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defend, explain, clear away, or make excuses for by reasoning
he rationalized his lack of success
rationalize the child's seemingly crazy behavior -
weed out unwanted or unnecessary things
We had to lose weight, so we cut the sugar from our diet -
structure and run according to rational or scientific principles in order to achieve desired results
We rationalized the factory's production and raised profits -
think rationally; employ logic or reason
When one wonders why one is doing certain things, one should rationalize -
remove irrational quantities from
This function can be rationalized
How To Use rationalize In A Sentence
- She rationalized away the superstitious beliefs of the country folk.
- However, I still cannot understand or rationalise the distressing sequence of events that followed his death.
- People buy with their emotions and justify and rationalize with logic.
- She rationalized the expense by saying that the costly carpet she had bought would last longer than a cheaper one.
- The first step is to rationalize the denominator of a fraction.
- Also, few modern regulating structures exist and the systems need to be rationalized to eliminate duplication or resources and increase the irrigable area.
- He further rationalized his activity by convincing himself that he was actually promoting peace.
- Ultimately, companies wishing to instill more discipline in the R&D process are out to rationalize their product portfolios.
- Treatment professionals could rationalize their inattention to difference by citing underutilization of treatment resources by many minority groups.
- Like all air signs, Aquarians carry the double-edged gift of being able to detach their reason from their emotions, allowing them to rationalise their feelings and override base instincts or lustful passions.
