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rationalise
Found in thesaurus: organise, organize, defend, fend for, support, cerebrate, think, cogitate, change, modify, alter, do away with, eliminate, get rid of
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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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rationalise
rationalise
v
1. defend, explain, clear away, or make excuses for by reasoning; "rationalize the child's seemingly crazy behavior"; "he rationalized his lack of success" [syn: apologize, apologise, excuse, justify, rationalize]
2. remove irrational qualities from, as in math; "this function can be rationalized" [syn: rationalize]
3. weed out unwanted or unnecessary things; "we had to lose weight, so we cut the sugar from our diet" [syn: cut, prune, rationalize]
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rationalise (Brit.)
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 rationalize)
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rationalise (Brit.)
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عقلن, منطق, سوغ, برر, بحث عن مبرر, وجد تفسير منطقي, رشد
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rationalise (Brit.)
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לעשות רציונליזציות, לנמק, לחפש נימוקים לאחר מעשה, לנסות לספק הסברים לדבר שכבר קרה (גם rationalize)
