rationalise

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But the media needs a neat word to rationalise his actions; in this case madman.

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Quick take

structure and run according to rational or scientific principles in order to achieve desired results; "We rationalized the factory's production and raised profits"

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verb

structure and run according to rational or scientific principles in order to achieve desired results; "We rationalized the factory's production and raised profits"

verb

defend, explain, clear away, or make excuses for by reasoning; "rationalize the child's seemingly crazy behavior"; "he rationalized his lack of success"

verb

think rationally; employ logic or reason; "When one wonders why one is doing certain things, one should rationalize"

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for rationalise.

verb

structure and run according to rational or scientific principles in order to achieve desired results; "We rationalized the factory's production and raised profits"

verb

defend, explain, clear away, or make excuses for by reasoning; "rationalize the child's seemingly crazy behavior"; "he rationalized his lack of success"

verb

think rationally; employ logic or reason; "When one wonders why one is doing certain things, one should rationalize"

verb

remove irrational quantities from; "This function can be rationalized"

verb

weed out unwanted or unnecessary things; "We had to lose weight, so we cut the sugar from our diet"

Example sentences

But the media needs a neat word to rationalise his actions; in this case madman.

The project actually looks pretty cool, but how could I rationalise trying to learn off a set of incomplete docs?

Then post-hoc rationalise that it was the schools amazing teachers/facilities/whatever that caused the child's success.

It's common for addicts to steal from family members who they rationalise can afford it.- You're in an abusive relationship, and your spouse steals your money.

I really want to revisit this post in a few months when Assange has either been jailed on extremely flimsy evidence or handed over to America using an extradition treaty, to see how you rationalise that sequence of events.

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How do you use rationalise in a sentence?

But the media needs a neat word to rationalise his actions; in this case madman.

What does rationalise mean?

structure and run according to rational or scientific principles in order to achieve desired results; "We rationalized the factory's production and raised profits"