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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]
Rationalize \Ra"tion*al*ize\ (r[a^]sh"[u^]n*al*[imac]z), v. t.
1. To make rational; also, to convert to rationalism.
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2. To interpret in the manner of a rationalist.
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3. To form a rational conception of.
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4. (Alg.) To render rational; to free from radical signs or
quantities.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]
Rationalize \Ra"tion*al*ize\, v. i.
To use, and rely on, reason in forming a theory, belief,
etc., especially in matters of religion: to accord with the
principles of rationalism.
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Theodore . . . is justly considered the chief
rationalizing doctor of antiquity. --J. H.
Newman.
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]
Rationalize \Ra"tion*al*ize\, v. i.
To use, and rely on, reason in forming a theory, belief,
etc., especially in matters of religion: to accord with the
principles of rationalism.
Theodore . . . is just considered the chief
rationalizing doctor of antiquity. --J. H.
Newman.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]
Rationalize \Ra"tion*al*ize\, v. t.
1. To make rational; also, to convert to rationalism.
2. To interpret in the manner of a rationalist.
3. To form a rational conception of.
4. (Alg.) To render rational; to free from radical signs or
quantities.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]
rationalize
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, rationalise]
2: weed out unwanted or unnecessary things; "We had to lose
weight, so we cut the sugar from our diet" [syn: cut, prune,
rationalise]
3: structure and run according to rational or scientific
principles in order to achieve desired results; "We
rationalized the factory's production and raised profits"
[syn: rationalise]
4: think rationally; employ logic or reason; "When one wonders
why one is doing certain things, one should rationalize"
[syn: rationalise]
5: remove irrational quantities from; "This function can be
rationalized" [syn: rationalise]
From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
rationalize
vb.
1 To make something rational or more rational.
2 To justify an immoral act, or illogical behaviour. “The
process of thought by which one justifies a discreditable act, and by
which one offers to oneself and the world a better motive for one's
action than the true motive”<ref>(R:30D2aMPV 1949
Washington Square Press New York 29 4 - Words for Mature
Minds)</ref>
3 (lb en mathematics) To remove radicals, without changing the value
of an expression or the roots of an equation.
4 To structure something along modern, efficient and systematic
lines, or according to scientific principles. This often includes
eliminating duplication and grouping like or similar items.
From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]
rationalize
vb.
1 To make something rational or more rational.
2 To justify an immoral act, or illogical behaviour. “The
process of thought by which one justifies a discreditable act, and by
which one offers to oneself and the world a better motive for one's
action than the true motive”<ref>(R:30D2aMPV 1949
Washington Square Press New York 29 4 - Words for Mature
Minds)</ref>
3 (lb en mathematics) To remove radicals, without changing the value
of an expression or the roots of an equation.
4 To structure something along modern, efficient and systematic
lines, or according to scientific principles. This often includes
eliminating duplication and grouping like or similar items.
From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]
rationalize
vb.
1 To make something rational or more rational.
2 To justify an immoral act, or illogical behaviour. “The
process of thought by which one justifies a discreditable act, and by
which one offers to oneself and the world a better motive for one's
action than the true motive”<ref>(R:30D2aMPV 1949
Washington Square Press New York 29 4 - Words for Mature
Minds)</ref>
3 (lb en mathematics) To remove radicals, without changing the value
of an expression or the roots of an equation.
4 To structure something along modern, efficient and systematic
lines, or according to scientific principles. This often includes
eliminating duplication and grouping like or similar items.
From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]
rationalize
vb.
1 To make something rational or more rational.
2 To justify an immoral act, or illogical behaviour. “The
process of thought by which one justifies a discreditable act, and by
which one offers to oneself and the world a better motive for one's
action than the true motive”<ref>(R:30D2aMPV 1949
Washington Square Press New York 29 4 - Words for Mature
Minds)</ref>
3 (lb en mathematics) To remove radicals, without changing the value
of an expression or the roots of an equation.
4 To structure something along modern, efficient and systematic
lines, or according to scientific principles. This often includes
eliminating duplication and grouping like or similar items.
From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 : [ freedict:eng-ara ]
Rationalize /ɹˈaʃənəlˌaɪz/
برّر
From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]
rationalize /ɹˈaʃənəlˌaɪz/
racionalizovat
From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 : [ freedict:eng-deu ]
rationalize /ɹˈaʃənəlˌaɪz/
[eAm.] rationalisieren
Synonym: rationalise
see: rationalizing, rationalising, rationalized, rationalised
From English - Modern Greek XDXF/FreeDict dictionary ver. 0.1.1 : [ freedict:eng-ell ]
rationalize /ɹˈaʃənəlˌaɪz/
αιτιολογώ
From English-suomi FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-fin ]
rationalize /ɹˈaʃənəlˌaɪz/
1. rationaalistaa
math: to remove radicals
2. rationaalistaa, älyllistää
to justify negative behaviour
3. järkevöittää, järkiperäistää, rationalisoida
to make something rational
4. järkeistää, rationalisoida
to structure along systematic lines
From English-Hindi FreeDict Dictionary ver. 1.6 : [ freedict:eng-hin ]
rationalize /ɹˈaʃənəlˌaɪz/
1. तर्क~संगत~ठहराना
"He rationalized his decision to buy a bike by saying that it would save his"
"money on bus fares. "
From English-Croatian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.2 : [ freedict:eng-hrv ]
rationalize /ɹˈaʃənəlˌaɪz/
biti razborit, postupati razumno
From English - Polish Piotrowski+Saloni/FreeDict dictionary ver. 0.2 : [ freedict:eng-pol ]
rationalize, rationalise /ˈræʃənəlaɪz/
1. racjonalizować
2. [BR] usprawniać
From English-Turkish FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3 : [ freedict:eng-tur ]
rationalize /ɹˈaʃənəlˌaɪz/
1. (İng.) ise bahane bulmak
2. mantığa göre açıklamak
3. mantıklı kılmak
4. (İng.) modernleştirmek
5. (mat.) rasyonel sayıya çevirmek. rationalization bahane
6. modernleşme
7. (mat.) rasyonelleştirme.
From IPA:en_US : [ IPA:en_US ]
/ˈɹæʃənəˌɫaɪz/
From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 : [ moby-thesaurus ]
117 Moby Thesaurus words for "rationalize":
account, account for, adjust, allegorize, analyze, apply reason,
argue insincerely, arrange, calculate, cast, chart, clarify, clear,
clear up, codify, concert, contrive, coordinate, crack,
cry sour grapes, cut out, decipher, deduce, demonstrate,
demythologize, design, destigmatize, devise, distort,
do justice to, elucidate, enlighten, euhemerize, exculpate, excuse,
exemplify, explain, explain away, explicate, exposit, expound,
figure, fix, forecast, frame, generalize, give reason for,
give the meaning, harmonize, hypothesize, illuminate, illustrate,
infer, intellectualize, intend, justify, lay plans, logicalize,
logicize, make a projection, make arrangements, make clear,
make plain, methodize, misapply, normalize, organize, paralogize,
pervert, philosophize, plan, plan ahead, popularize, prearrange,
program, project, provide a rationale, purge, reason, reason ill,
reason out, regularize, regulate, rehabilitate, reinstate, restore,
routinize, schedule, schematize, set up, settle, shape,
shed light upon, show, show how, show the way, simplify, solve,
spell out, standardize, syllogize, synchronize, synthesize,
systematize, theorize, think through, throw light upon, tune,
tune up, unfold, unlock, unravel, use reason, vindicate, warrant,
work out, work up
From Stardic English-Chinese Dictionary : [ stardic ]
v.使合理化
From XDICT the English-Chinese dictionary : [ xdict ]
vt. 使合理,合理地处理,使成有理数
vi. 合理地思考
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