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   rationalize

   /ˈraʃənəlʌɪz/

   verb

   • 1. attempt to explain or justify (behaviour or an attitude) with logical reasons, even if these are not appropriate: "she couldn't rationalize her urge to return to the cottage" Similar justifyexplain (away)account fordefendvindicateexcusemake excuses formake allowances forgive an explanation forprovide a rationale formake acceptablerare:extenuate
   • 2. make (a company, process, or industry) more efficient, especially by dispensing with superfluous personnel or equipment: British "if we rationalize production, will that mean redundancies?"
   • ▪ reorganize (a process or system) so as to make it more logical and consistent: "Parliament should seek to rationalize the country's court structure" Similar streamlinemake more efficientimprove the running oftrimslim downhonemake economies inreduce wastage insimplifymake cutbacks incut back onpruneretrench onreorganizemodernizeupdatereorganizeclarifymake consistentapply logic/reasoning torare:pragmatize
   • 3. convert (a function or expression) to a rational form.

   Derivatives

   • 1. rationalizer noun

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