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Definition of rationalize verb from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

rationalize

verb
 
/ˈræʃnəlaɪz/
 
/ˈræʃnəlaɪz/
(British English also rationalise)
Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they rationalize
 
/ˈræʃnəlaɪz/
 
/ˈræʃnəlaɪz/
he / she / it rationalizes
 
/ˈræʃnəlaɪzɪz/
 
/ˈræʃnəlaɪzɪz/
past simple rationalized
 
/ˈræʃnəlaɪzd/
 
/ˈræʃnəlaɪzd/
past participle rationalized
 
/ˈræʃnəlaɪzd/
 
/ˈræʃnəlaɪzd/
-ing form rationalizing
 
/ˈræʃnəlaɪzɪŋ/
 
/ˈræʃnəlaɪzɪŋ/
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  1. [transitive, intransitive] rationalize (something) to find or try to find a logical reason to explain why somebody thinks, behaves, etc. in a way that is difficult to understand
    • an attempt to rationalize his violent behaviour
  2. [transitive, intransitive] rationalize (something) (British English) to make changes to a business, system, etc. in order to make it more efficient, especially by spending less money
    • Twenty workers lost their jobs when the department was rationalized.
See rationalize in the Oxford Advanced American DictionarySee rationalize in the Oxford Learner's Dictionary of Academic English
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