āĻ āύā§āϏāύā§āϧāĻžāύ āĻāϰā§āύ
āĻ āĻāĻŋāϧāĻžāύā§āϰ āĻāĻžāώāĻž āύāĻŋāϰā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāύ āĻāϰā§āύ
āĻāĻĒāύāĻžāϰ āĻāĻžāώāĻž āύāĻŋāϰā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāύ āĻāϰā§āύ
rationalize
/ÉšËaĘÉnÉlËaÉĒz/
rationalise
to rationalize
01
āϝā§āĻā§āϤāĻŋāϏāĻā§āĻāϤ āĻāϰāĻž
to create reasonable explanations for behaviors, decisions, or actions, especially when they may not truly represent the real motives
Transitive: to rationalize an action or behavior
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
After buying a luxury item, she tried to rationalize the expense by convincing herself it was a rare opportunity.
āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻŦāĻŋāϞāĻžāϏāĻĻā§āϰāĻŦā§āϝ āĻāĻŋāύ⧠āύā§āĻāϝāĻŧāĻžāϰ āĻĒāϰ, āϏ⧠āύāĻŋāĻā§āĻā§ āĻŦā§āĻāĻžāύā§āϰ āĻā§āώā§āĻāĻž āĻāϰāϞ āϝ⧠āĻāĻāĻŋ āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻŦāĻŋāϰāϞ āϏā§āϝā§āĻ, āĻāĻāĻāĻžāĻŦā§ āĻŦā§āϝāϝāĻŧāĻā§ āϝā§āĻā§āϤāĻŋāϏāĻā§āĻāϤ āĻāϰāĻžāϰ āĻā§āώā§āĻāĻž āĻāϰāϞāĨ¤
02
āϝā§āĻā§āϤāĻŋāϏāĻā§āĻāϤ āĻāϰāĻž, āϏā§āϏāĻāĻšāϤ āĻāϰāĻž
to streamline or reorganize an organization or similar structure in order to improve productivity or reduce costs
Transitive: to rationalize a process or operation
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
In an effort to cut costs, the organization rationalized its operations.
āĻāϰāĻ āĻāĻžāĻāĻžāϤ⧠āĻĒā§āϰāĻā§āώā§āĻāĻžāϝāĻŧ, āϏāĻāϏā§āĻĨāĻžāĻāĻŋ āϤāĻžāϰ āĻ
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03
āϝā§āĻā§āϤāĻŋāϏāĻā§āĻāϤ āĻāϰāĻž, āĻšāϰ āĻĨā§āĻā§ āϰā§āϝāĻžāĻĄāĻŋāĻā§āϞ āĻ āĻĒāϏāĻžāϰāĻŖ
(in mathematics) to remove radicals from the denominator of a fraction
Transitive: to rationalize a mathematical expression
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Before graphing the function, David needed to rationalize the expression to make it easier to analyze and interpret.
āĻĢāĻžāĻāĻļāύ āĻā§āϰāĻžāĻĢ āĻāϰāĻžāϰ āĻāĻā§, āĻĄā§āĻāĻŋāĻĄāĻā§ āĻŦāĻŋāĻļā§āϞā§āώāĻŖ āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻā§āϝāĻž āĻāϰāĻž āϏāĻšāĻ āĻāϰāĻžāϰ āĻāύā§āϝ āĻ
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04
āϝā§āĻā§āϤāĻŋāϏāĻā§āĻāϤ āĻāϰāĻž, āϝā§āĻā§āϤāĻŋāĻāĻāĻžāĻŦā§ āϏāĻāĻāĻ āĻŋāϤ āĻāϰāĻž
to organize, explain, or adjust something in a logical or reasoned manner
Transitive: to rationalize sth
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
She worked to rationalize her thoughts and emotions, striving for a clearer understanding of herself.
āϤāĻŋāύāĻŋ āϤāĻžāϰ āĻāĻŋāύā§āϤāĻžāĻāĻžāĻŦāύāĻž āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻāĻŦā§āĻāĻā§ āϝā§āĻā§āϤāĻŋāϏāĻā§āĻāϤ āĻāϰāĻžāϰ āĻāύā§āϝ āĻāĻžāĻ āĻāϰā§āĻāĻŋāϞā§āύ, āύāĻŋāĻā§āĻā§ āĻāϰāĻ āϏā§āĻĒāώā§āĻāĻāĻžāĻŦā§ āĻŦā§āĻāĻžāϰ āĻā§āώā§āĻāĻž āĻāϰā§āĻāĻŋāϞā§āύāĨ¤
05
āϝā§āĻā§āϤāĻŋāϏāĻā§āĻāϤ āĻāϰāĻž, āϏā§āϏāĻāĻšāϤ āĻāϰāĻž
to make improvements aimed at increasing efficiency, coherence, and effectiveness of a system
Transitive: to rationalize a system
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The school administration rationalized the curriculum to align with state standards.
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āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻāϤāĻžāϤā§āϤā§āĻŦāĻŋāĻ āĻāĻžāĻ
rationalize
rational
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