Look up: rationalize

1. rationalize
   [v] - structure and run according to rational or scientific principles in order to achieve desired results 2. [v] - think rationally 3. [v] - remove irrational qualities from, as in math
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2. rationalize
   to attribute (one`s actions) to rational and creditable motives without adequate analysis of the true and esp. unconscious motives. Category: Commerce - movement of goods
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3. Rationalize
   Ra'tion·al·ize (răsh'ŭn* a l*īz) transitive verb 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. ...
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4. Rationalize
   Ra'tion·al·ize intransitive verb 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 justly considered the chief rationalizing doctor of antiquity.» J. H. Newman.
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5. rationalize
   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. <mathematics> To render rational; to free from radical signs or quantities. ... Source: Websters Dictionary ... (01 Mar 1998) ...
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6. rationalize
   rationalise verb defend, explain, clear away, or make excuses for by reasoning; `rationalize the child`s seemingly crazy behavior`; `he rationalized his lack of success`
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7. rationalize
   verb, meaning: to take an observed or conjectured behavior and find a model environment in which that behavior is an optimal solution to an optimization problem. Contexts: phrases; modelling
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8. Rationalize
   • (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. • (v. t.) To interpret in the manner of a rationalist. • (v. t.) To form a rational conception of. • (v. t.) To make rational;...
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