rationalize

Signification (Anglais)

1. (British, English, Oxford, US) To make something rational or more rational.
2. (British, English, Oxford, US) To justify a discreditable act, or irrational behaviour.
3. (British, English, Oxford, US) To remove radicals, without changing the value of an expression or the roots of an equation.
4. (British, English, Oxford, US) To structure something along modern, efficient and systematic lines, or according to scientific principles. This often includes eliminating duplication and grouping like or similar items.

Concepts

relever

rationaliser

justifier

reformer

chercher une justification

élaguer

rationalisation

excuser

trancher

faire l’apologie de

Synonymes

rationalise

reorganize

justify

prune

cut

excuse

apologise

apologize

rebuild

reconstruct

explain

restore

streamline

limit

ratiocinate

rationalisation

rationalization

reason

reduce

reform

subtract

taper

throttle

trim

weaken

factor out

trim back

rationalise away

abridge

give state reason

argue

ax

axe

🪓

bate

decrease

deduct

detract

dock

downsize

expense

hold down

improve

Traductions

razionalizzare

racionalizar

rationalisieren

saneren

reorganiseren

restabelecer

racionalitzar

restaurar

αιτιολογώ

wiederherstellen

herstellen

herbouwen

reconstituir

reconstrueren

Étymologie (Anglais)

From French rationaliser. By surface analysis, rational + -ize.