RATIONALISE

cut, prune, rationalize, rationalise

(verb) weed out unwanted or unnecessary things; “We had to lose weight, so we cut the sugar from our diet”

rationalize, rationalise

(verb) remove irrational quantities from; “This function can be rationalized”

rationalize, rationalise

(verb) think rationally; employ logic or reason; “When one wonders why one is doing certain things, one should rationalize”

apologize, apologise, excuse, rationalize, rationalise

(verb) defend, explain, clear away, or make excuses for by reasoning; “rationalize the child’s seemingly crazy behavior”; “he rationalized his lack of success”

rationalize, rationalise

(verb) structure and run according to rational or scientific principles in order to achieve desired results; “We rationalized the factory’s production and raised profits”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Verb

rationalise (third-person singular simple present rationalises, present participle rationalising, simple past and past participle rationalised)

(British spelling) alternative spelling of rationalize

Anagrams

• realisation

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25 December 2024

UNAMBIGUOUS

(adjective) having or exhibiting a single clearly defined meaning; “As a horror, apartheid...is absolutely unambiguous”- Mario Vargas Llosa


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