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- Dictionaryrationalize/ˈraʃənəlʌɪz/
verb
- 1. attempt to explain or justify (behaviour or an attitude) with logical reasons, even if these are not appropriate: "she couldn't rationalize her urge to return to the cottage" Similar
- 2. make (a company, process, or industry) more efficient, especially by dispensing with superfluous personnel or equipment: British "if we rationalize production, will that mean redundancies?"
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The meaning of RATIONALIZE is to bring into accord with reason or cause something to seem reasonable. How to use rationalize in a sentence.
RATIONALIZE definition: 1. to try to find reasons to explain your behaviour, decisions, etc.: 2. to make a company, way of…. Learn more.
RATIONALIZE meaning: 1. to try to find reasons to explain your behaviour, decisions, etc.: 2. to make a company, way of…. Learn more.
to devise superficially rational, or plausible, explanations or excuses for (one's acts, beliefs, desires, etc.), usually without being aware that these are not the real motives
[transitive, intransitive] rationalize (something) to find or try to find a logical reason to explain why somebody thinks, behaves, etc. in a way that is difficult to understand. an attempt to rationalize his violent behaviour
Rationalize means to justify by developing a rationale, or a set of reasons for something. You could rationalize cutting school, saying your classes are boring, but you are still doing what you shouldn't be doing.
rationalize - defend, explain, clear away, or make excuses for by reasoning; "rationalize the child's seemingly crazy behavior"; "he rationalized his lack of success"
RATIONALIZE definition: 1. to try to find reasons to explain your behaviour or emotions: 2. to improve the way a business…. Learn more.
RATIONALIZE meaning: 1 : to think about or describe something (such as bad behavior) in a way that explains it and makes it seem proper, more attractive, etc.; 2 : to find ways to make (something, such as an industry, a company, etc.) waste less time, effort, and money.
to ascribe (one's acts, opinions, etc.) to causes that superficially seem reasonable and valid but that actually are unrelated to the true, possibly unconscious and often less creditable or agreeable causes. to remove unreasonable elements from. to make rational or conformable to reason.
