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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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weed out unwanted or unnecessary things
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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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think rationally; employ logic or reason
When one wonders why one is doing certain things, one should rationalize
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remove irrational quantities from
This function can be rationalized
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1. Rationalize / Past
rationalized
2. Rationalize / Third Person
rationalizes
3. Rationalize / Present Participle
rationalizing
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