rationalize
1 ENTRIES FOUND:
rationalize
verb
rationalizes;
rationalized;
rationalizing
rationalize
verb
rationalizes;
rationalized;
rationalizing
Britannica Dictionary definition of RATIONALIZE
1
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to think about or describe something (such as bad behavior) in a way that explains it and makes it seem proper, more attractive, etc.
[+ object]
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She tried to rationalize her grandson's strange behavior by blaming it on the boy's father.
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He couldn't rationalize buying such an expensive car.
[no object]
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She knows she shouldn't have done it—she's just trying to rationalize.
2
[+ object]
chiefly British
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to find ways to make (something, such as an industry, a company, etc.) waste less time, effort, and money
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Management is thinking of ways to rationalize our system of production.
