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rationalize
Found in thesaurus: defend, fend for, support, do away with, eliminate, get rid of, organise, organize, cerebrate, think, cogitate, change, modify, alter
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rationalize (Amer.)
v.
invent possible reasons for an action which are not the true reasons; make something more logical, interpret something rationally; make a company more effective by joining or stopping certain activities (also rationalise)
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Rationalization
Rationalization may refer to:
- Rationalization (sociology), the means of transition from a traditional society into a rationalized one
- Rationalization (economics), an attempt to change a pre-existing ad hoc workflow into one that is based on a set of published rules. Also, business jargon for a reduction in numbers
- Rationalisation (mathematics), the process of removing a square root or imaginary number from the denominator of a fraction
- Rationalization (psychology), a psychological defense mechanism in which perceived controversial behaviors are logically justified
- Post-purchase rationalization
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rationalize
Verb
1. defend, explain, clear away, or make excuses for by reasoning; "rationalize the child's seemingly crazy behavior"; "he rationalized his lack of success"
(synonym) apologize, apologise, excuse, justify, rationalise
(hypernym) defend, support, fend for
(hyponym) color, colour, gloss
(derivation) rationalization, rationalisation
2. weed out unwanted or unnecessary things; "We had to lose weight, so we cut the sugar from our diet"
(synonym) cut, prune, rationalise
(hypernym) eliminate, get rid of, do away with
3. structure and run according to rational or scientific principles in order to achieve desired results; "We rationalized the factory's production and raised profits"
(synonym) rationalise
(hypernym) organize, organise
(derivation) rationalization, rationalisation
4. think rationally; employ logic or reason; "When one wonders why one is doing certain things, one should rationalize"
(synonym) rationalise
(hypernym) think, cogitate, cerebrate
(derivation) systematization, systematisation, rationalization, rationalisation
5. remove irrational quantities from; "This function can be rationalized"
(synonym) rationalise
(hypernym) change, alter, modify
(derivation) rationalization, rationalisation
(classification) mathematics, math, maths
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rationalize (Amer.)
v.
racionalizovat; rozumově zdůvodnit; odůvodnit si; zefektivnit; zhospodárnit
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rationalize (Amer.)
Czas.
uzasadniać; usprawiedliwiać; racjonalizować; usprawniać
