rationalize

ˈræʃənəlaɪz

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Definition of rationalize - Reverso English Dictionary

Verb

justify actions

tr./intr.

attempt to explain or justify with logical reasons

tr./intr.

He tried to rationalize his behavior to his friends.

explain

justify

streamline processes

tr.

make a process more efficient by removing unnecessary elements

tr.

The company decided to rationalize production to cut costs.

optimize

simplify

streamline

mathematics

tr.

TECH.

remove radicals from a mathematical expression

tr.

TECH.

The teacher showed us how to rationalize the equation.

simplify

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Expressions with rationalize

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rationalize away

dismiss or minimize the significance of something

She rationalized away her fears as mere paranoia.

Origin of rationalize

Latin, ratio (reason) + -alize (verb suffix)

Terms with rationalize included in their meaning

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philosophise

detailed theory

rationalize or theorize in a detailed manner

interpret away

psychology

rationalize something to diminish its importance

philosophize

vague theorizing

rationalize or theorize in a vague or pompous way

Examples of rationalize in a sentence

They tried to rationalize the delay in the project.
We need to rationalize our workflow to improve efficiency.
They hired a consultant to rationalize the supply chain.
We learned to rationalize the denominator in class.
He struggled to rationalize the complex fraction.

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French:rationaliser, simplifier, ...
German:rationalisieren, optimieren, ...
Italian:razionalizzare, ottimizzare, ...
Spanish:racionalizar, optimizar, ...
Portuguese:racionalizar, ...
Chinese:合理化, 优化, ...
Japanese:合理化する, 効率化する, ...
Arabic:بَرَّرَ, رشد, ...
Hebrew:לְנַמֵּק, לְיַעֵל, ...
Russian:рационализировать, упростить выражение, ...
Ukrainian:раціоналізувати, спростити, ...
Hindi:औचित्य सिद्ध करना, सुव्यवस्थित करना, ...
Bengali:যুক্তি দিয়ে ব্যাখ্যা করা, সুবিন্যস্ত করা, ...
Catalan:racionalitzar, optimitzar, ...
Czech:racionalizovat, zefektivnit, ...
Danish:retfærdiggøre, rationalisere, ...
Dutch:rationaliseren, vereenvoudigen, ...
Greek:δικαιολογώ, εξορθολογίζω, ...
Hungarian:igazolni, racionalizálni, ...
Khmer:បកស្រាយដោយហេតុផល, សម្រួលឱ្យមានប្រសិទ្ធភាព, ...
Korean:합리화하다, 효율화하다, ...
Persian:توجیه کردن, بهینه‌سازی کردن, ...
Polish:racjonalizować, usunąć pierwiastki, ...
Portuguese (BR):racionalizar, resolver, ...
Romanian:a raționaliza, a eficientiza, ...
Swedish:rationalisera, effektivisera, ...
Thai:หาเหตุผลเข้าข้างตนเอง, ปรับกระบวนการให้มีประสิทธิภาพ, ...
Turkish:rasyonelleştirmek, kökleri çıkarmak, ...
Vietnamese:biện minh, tối ưu hóa, ...

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