ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms | Verb | 1. | rationalise - structure and run according to rational or scientific principles in order to achieve desired results; "We rationalized the factory's production and raised profits"organize, organise - cause to be structured or ordered or operating according to some principle or idea | | 2. | rationalise - defend, explain, clear away, or make excuses for by reasoning; "rationalize the child's seemingly crazy behavior"; "he rationalized his lack of success"colour, gloss, color - give a deceptive explanation or excuse for; "color a lie" plead - offer as an excuse or plea; "She was pleading insanity" extenuate, mitigate, palliate - lessen or to try to lessen the seriousness or extent of; "The circumstances extenuate the crime" | | 3. | rationalise - think rationally; employ logic or reason; "When one wonders why one is doing certain things, one should rationalize"cerebrate, cogitate, think - use or exercise the mind or one's power of reason in order to make inferences, decisions, or arrive at a solution or judgments; "I've been thinking all day and getting nowhere" | | 4. | rationalise - remove irrational quantities from; "This function can be rationalized"math, mathematics, maths - a science (or group of related sciences) dealing with the logic of quantity and shape and arrangement alter, change, modify - cause to change; make different; cause a transformation; "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue" | | 5. | rationalise - weed out unwanted or unnecessary things; "We had to lose weight, so we cut the sugar from our diet" |
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