Hypertext Webster Gateway: "rationalise"
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
rationalise
v 1: defend, explain, clear away, or make excuses for by
reasoning; "rationalize the child's seemingly crazy
behavior"; "he rationalized his lack of success" [syn: {apologize},
{apologise}, {excuse}, {justify}, {rationalize}]
2: remove irrational qualities from, as in math; "This function
can be rationalized" [syn: {rationalize}]
3: weed out unwanted or unnecessary things; "We had to lose
weight, so we cut the sugar from our diet" [syn: {cut}, {prune},
{rationalize}]
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