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Word | Rationalize |
Afrikaans Meaning | rasionaliseer |
defend, explain, clear away, or make excuses for by reasoning; rationalize the child's seemingly crazy behavior; he rationalized his lack of success / To use, and rely on, reason in forming a theory, belief, etc., especially in matters of religion: to accord with the principles of rationalism. / give a plausible reason for an action in place of a true, less admirable one; offer an excuse / attempt to explain or justify (one's own or another's behavior or attitude) with logical, plausible reasons, even if these are not true or appropriate. / to think about or describe something (such as bad behavior) in a way that explains it and makes it seem proper, more attractive, etc. / to find ways to make (something, such as an industry, a company, etc.) waste less time, effort, and money, | |
Usage | ⇒ He rationalized his decision to buy a bike by saying that it would save his money on bus fares ⇒ When David refused gabby Gabrielle a ride to the dance because, he said, he had no room in the car, he was rationalizing; actually, he couldn't stand being cooped up in a car with anyone who talked as much as she did. ⇒ She tried to rationalize her grandson's strange behavior by blaming it on the boy's father. ⇒ she couldn't rationalize her urge to return to the cottage ⇒ rationalize (reorganize) the medical care service |
Synonyms | excuse, justify, explain, think, account for, rationalise, vindicate, explain away, apologize, cut, defend, extenuate, prune, reason, apologise, systematize, warrant, account, cut back, exculpate, |
Antonyms | accuse, avenge, aggrandize, augment, bemuse, billow, broaden, complicate, develop, dilate, distend, doom, elongate, embroil, enlarge, escalate, evolve, exaggerate, expand, explicate, |
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