Definitions for rationalize
ˈræʃ ə nlˌaɪz, ˈræʃ nl-ra·tio·nal·ize

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. apologize, apologise, excuse, justify, rationalize, rationaliseverb

   defend, explain, clear away, or make excuses for by reasoning

   "rationalize the child's seemingly crazy behavior"; "he rationalized his lack of success"

2. cut, prune, rationalize, rationaliseverb

   weed out unwanted or unnecessary things

   "We had to lose weight, so we cut the sugar from our diet"

3. rationalize, rationaliseverb

   structure and run according to rational or scientific principles in order to achieve desired results

   "We rationalized the factory's production and raised profits"

4. rationalize, rationaliseverb

   think rationally; employ logic or reason

   "When one wonders why one is doing certain things, one should rationalize"

5. rationalize, rationaliseverb

   remove irrational quantities from

   "This function can be rationalized"

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Rationalizeverb

   to make rational; also, to convert to rationalism

2. Rationalizeverb

   to interpret in the manner of a rationalist

3. Rationalizeverb

   to form a rational conception of

4. Rationalizeverb

   to render rational; to free from radical signs or quantities

5. Rationalizeverb

   to use, and rely on, reason in forming a theory, belief, etc., especially in matters of religion: to accord with the principles of rationalism

Matched Categories

1. • Change
   • Cogitate
   • Eliminate
   • Math
   • Organize

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1. realization

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1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of rationalize in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of rationalize in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

Examples of rationalize in a Sentence

1. Greek Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis:

   Our government is eager to rationalize the pension system (for example, by limiting early retirement), proceed with partial privatization of public assets, address the non-performing loans that are clogging the economy's credit circuits, create a fully independent tax commission, and boost entrepreneurship, the differences that remain concern how we understand the relationships between the various reforms and the macro environment.

2. Robert Kauffman:

   Many men and women – despite good patient education efforts – simply elect not to take medication, fail to change habits like being sedentary with no exercise program, refuse to change dietary and caloric intake, etc., some of this is disease denial. If they feel healthy, they rationalize taking medication is not needed.

3. Kim Gae-youn:

   If you're in the trenches, you want to have a machine gun, a grenade, a mine on hand, there are also different needs depending on individual markets, so regional sales staff naturally can't be happy when the company moves to rationalize and restructure from a global structure. The transition process is painful.

4. Campbell Police Capt. Ian White:

   Wesley Charles Martines tried to rationalize everything, insisting there was no ill-intent, once again, law enforcement saved lives before the blood and tears flowed.

5. Markus Massi:

   You can make cases that AI helps you rationalize processes and increase productivity.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=rationalize
2. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rationalize