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defend, explain, clear away, or make excuses for by reasoning
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- rationalize the child's seemingly crazy behavior
- he rationalized his lack of success
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weed out unwanted or unnecessary things
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- We had to lose weight, so we cut the sugar from our diet
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structure and run according to rational or scientific principles in order to achieve desired results
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- We rationalized the factory's production and raised profits
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think rationally
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- employ logic or reason
- When one wonders why one is doing certain things, one should rationalize
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remove irrational quantities from
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- This function can be rationalized