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rationalize v. [
apologize, apologise, excuse, justify, rationalise] defend, explain, clear away, or make excuses for by reasoning; "rationalize the child's seemingly crazy behavior"; "he rationalized his lack of success"
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rationalize v. [
cut, prune, rationalise] weed out unwanted or unnecessary things; "We had to lose weight, so we cut the sugar from our diet"
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rationalize v. [
rationalise] structure and run according to rational or scientific principles in order to achieve desired results; "We rationalized the factory's production and raised profits"
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rationalize v. [
rationalise] think rationally; employ logic or reason; "When one wonders why one is doing certain things, one should rationalize"
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rationalize v. [
rationalise] remove irrational quantities from; "This function can be rationalized"
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