About The Word Rationalize
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Rationalize
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What's The Definition Of Rationalize?
[v] weed out unwanted or unnecessary things; "We had to lose weight, so we cut the sugar from our diet"
[v] remove irrational qualities from, as in math; "This function can be rationalized" [v] think rationally; employ logic or reason; "When one wonders why one is doing certain things, one should rationalize" [v] defend, explain, clear away, or make excuses for by reasoning; "rationalize the child's seemingly crazy behavior"; "he rationalized his lack of success" [v] structure and run according to rational or scientific principles in order to achieve desired results; "We rationalized the factory's production and raised profits" Synonyms | Synonyms for Rationalize: apologise | apologize | cut | excuse | justify | prune | rationalise | rationalise | rationalise | rationalise Related Terms | Find terms related to Rationalize: See Also | alter | bring down | cerebrate | change | cogitate | color | colour | curb | curtail | cut back | cut down | cut out | defend | do away with | eliminate | extenuate | fend for | get rid of | gloss | mitigate | organise | organize | palliate | plead | reduce | restrict | support | think | trim | trim back | trim down Rationalize In Webster's Dictionary \Ra"tion*al*ize\, v. t.
1. To make rational; also, to convert to rationalism.
2. To interpret in the manner of a rationalist.
3. To form a rational conception of.
4. (Alg.) To render rational; to free from radical signs or
quantities.
\Ra"tion*al*ize\, v. i. To use, and rely on, reason in forming a theory, belief, etc., especially in matters of religion: to accord with the principles of rationalism. Theodore . . . is just considered the chief rationalizing doctor of antiquity. --J. H. Newman. |
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