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English verb: rationalize | |||
| 1. | rationalize (communication) defend, explain, clear away, or make excuses for by reasoning | ||
| Samples | Rationalize the child's seemingly crazy behavior. He rationalized his lack of success. | ||
| Synonyms | apologise, apologize, excuse, justify, rationalise | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | defend, fend for, support | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | color, colour, extenuate, gloss, mitigate, palliate, plead | ||
| 2. | rationalize (change) weed out unwanted or unnecessary things | ||
| Samples | We had to lose weight, so we cut the sugar from our diet. | ||
| Synonyms | cut, prune, rationalise | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | do away with, eliminate, extinguish, get rid of | ||
| 3. | rationalize (possession) structure and run according to rational or scientific principles in order to achieve desired results | ||
| Samples | We rationalized the factory's production and raised profits. | ||
| Synonyms | rationalise | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | organise, organize | ||
| 4. | rationalize (cognition) think rationally; employ logic or reason | ||
| Samples | When one wonders why one is doing certain things, one should rationalize. | ||
| Synonyms | rationalise | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | cerebrate, cogitate, think | ||
| 5. | rationalize (change) remove irrational quantities from | ||
| Samples | This function can be rationalized. | ||
| Synonyms | rationalise | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | alter, change, modify | ||
| Domain category | math, mathematics, maths | ||
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