| Engelsk navneord: rationalization | 
| 1. | rationalization (om erkendelse) the cognitive process of making something seem consistent with or based on reason | 
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 | Termer med samme betydning (synonymer) | rationalisation | 
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 | Mindre specifikke termer | explanation | 
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 | Mere specifikke termer | raison d'etre | 
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| 2. | rationalization (om proces) (psychiatry) a defense mechanism by which your true motivation is concealed by explaining your actions and feelings in a way that is not threatening | 
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 | Termer med samme betydning (synonymer) | rationalisation | 
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 | Mindre specifikke termer | defence, defence mechanism, defence reaction, defense, defense mechanism, defense reaction | 
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 | Overordnet emneområde | psychiatry, psychological medicine, psychopathology | 
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| 3. | rationalization (om handling) (mathematics) the simplification of an expression or equation by eliminating radicals without changing the value of the expression or the roots of the equation | 
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 | Termer med samme betydning (synonymer) | rationalisation | 
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 | Mindre specifikke termer | simplification | 
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 | Overordnet emneområde | math, mathematics, maths | 
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| 4. | rationalization (om handling) the organization of a business according to scientific principles of management in order to increase efficiency | 
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 | Termer med samme betydning (synonymer) | rationalisation | 
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 | Mindre specifikke termer | organisation, organization | 
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| 5. | rationalization (om handling) systematic organization; the act of organizing something according to a system or a rationale | 
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 | Termer med samme betydning (synonymer) | rationalisation, systematisation, systematization | 
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 | Mindre specifikke termer | organisation, organization | 
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 | Mere specifikke termer | codification, formalisation, formalization | 
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