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| 1. | [ verb ] weed out unwanted or unnecessary things | |
| Synonyms: | rationalize prune cut | |
| Examples: | "We had to lose weight, so we cut the sugar from our diet" |
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| Related terms: | eliminate reduce restrict cut_out | |
| 2. | [ verb ] think rationally; employ reason | |
| Synonyms: | rationalize | |
| Examples: | "When one wonders why one is doing certain things, one should rationalize" |
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| Related terms: | think systematization | |
| 3. | [ verb ] defend, explain, clear away, or make excuses for by reasoning | |
| Synonyms: | rationalize justify excuse apologise apologize | |
| Examples: | "rationalize the child's seemingly crazy behavior" "he rationalized his lack of success" |
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| Related terms: | defend plead extenuate color justification apology rationalization apologist apology justification | |
| 4. | [ verb ] structure and run according to rational or scientific principles in order to achieve desired results | |
| Synonyms: | rationalize | |
| Examples: | "We rationalized the factory's production and raised profits" |
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| Related terms: | organize systematization | |
| 5. | [ verb ] remove irrational qualities from, as in math | |
| Synonyms: | rationalize | |
| Examples: | "This function can be rationalized" |
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| Related terms: | change mathematics | |
| Similar spelling: |
rational rationalize rationalist rationalism rationale rationalistic rationality rationalness rationally |
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