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To (attempt to) provide or serve as a satisfactory explanation for
“I just remember my shock when he tried to rationalize his decision to isolate himself from all of us.”
To apply logic or reasoning to
“So I proceeded to rationalize my answer to these questions by responding that a donation would be like using the money to buy stocks or provide venture capital for a business.”
To reorganize (a process or system) so as to make it more logical and consistent
“The book lauds quartermaster-general Alexander Lawton's efforts to rationalize the procurement process.”
To reorganize (a process or system) by removing redundancies
“Initial moves were made to rationalize the workforce levels in two public sector departments.”
To prove to be justified or warranted
To support, justify, or make an excuse for a (perceived) misdeed
To arrange into groups or into a systematic order
To shuffle something again, especially playing cards
To minimize or moderate the seriousness of (an offense)
To clear of or to free from guilt
To alter or change, typically into something new or updated
To urge someone to do something
To regard something as being caused by
To make sense of various (separate) pieces of information
To comment or pass judgment on issues from a moral standpoint
To help to clarify or explain
To simplify something (by removing the complexities from)
To believe, based on information
To move administration or power to a single, central authority
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