rationalize
Meaning
- (British, English, Oxford, US) To make something rational or more rational.
- (British, English, Oxford, US) To justify a discreditable act, or irrational behaviour.
- (British, English, Oxford, US) To remove radicals, without changing the value of an expression or the roots of an equation.
- (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.
Synonyms
trim back
rationalise away
give state reason
Translations
razionalizzare
racionalizar
relever
reorganiseren
rationalisieren
racionalitzar
αιτιολογώFrequency
Etymology
From French rationaliser. By surface analysis, rational + -ize.
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