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rationalized rationalized definition

rationalized


 
  Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  rationalize 
 
  1  of  5  senses  of  rationalize 
 
  Sense  1 
  apologize,  apologise,  excuse,  justify,  rationalize,  rationalise 
  =>  color,  colour,  gloss 
  =>  plead 
  =>  extenuate,  palliate,  mitigate 
 
  Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  rationalize 
 
  1  of  5  senses  of  rationalize 
 
  Sense  1 
  apologize,  apologise,  excuse,  justify,  rationalize,  rationalise 
  =>  color,  colour,  gloss 
  =>  plead 
  =>  extenuate,  palliate,  mitigate 
 
  Entailment  of  verb  rationalize 
 
 
  Synonyms/Hypernyms  (Ordered  by  Frequency)  of  verb  rationalize 
 
  5  senses  of  rationalize 
 
  Sense  1 
  apologize,  apologise,  excuse,  justify,  rationalize,  rationalise 
  =>  defend,  support,  fend  for 
 
  Sense  2 
  cut,  prune,  rationalize,  rationalise 
  =>  eliminate,  get  rid  of  do  away  with 
 
  Sense  3 
  rationalize 
  =>  organize,  organise 
 
  Sense  4 
  rationalize 
  =>  think,  cogitate,  cerebrate 
 
  Sense  5 
  rationalize,  rationalise 
  =>  change,  alter 
 
  Familiarity  of  verb  rationalize 
 
  rationalize  used  as  a  verb  is  common  (polysemy  count  =  5) 
 
  Synonyms  (Grouped  by  Similarity  of  Meaning)  of  verb  rationalize 
 
  Sense  1 
  apologize,  apologise,  excuse,  justify,  rationalize,  rationalise 
  =>  defend,  support,  fend  for 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  2 
  cut,  prune,  rationalize,  rationalise 
  =>  eliminate,  get  rid  of  do  away  with 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  3 
  rationalize 
  =>  organize,  organise 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  4 
  rationalize 
  =>  think,  cogitate,  cerebrate 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  5 
  rationalize,  rationalise 
  =>  change,  alter 
  -------------- 
 
  Overview  of  verb  rationalize 
 
  The  verb  rationalize  has  5  senses  (first  2  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (3)  apologize,  apologise,  excuse,  justify,  rationalize,  rationalise  --  (defend,  explain,  clear  away  or  make  excuses  for  by  reasoning;  "rationalize  the  child's  seemingly  crazy  behavior";  "he  rationalized  his  lack  of  success") 
  2.  (2)  cut,  prune,  rationalize,  rationalise  --  (weed  out  unwanted  or  unnecessary  things  "We  had  to  lose  weight,  so  we  cut  the  sugar  from  our  diet") 
  3.  rationalize  --  (structure  and  run  according  to  rational  or  scientific  principles  in  order  to  achieve  desired  results;  "We  rationalized  the  factory's  production  and  raised  profits") 
  4.  rationalize  --  (think  rationally;  employ  reason;  "When  one  wonders  why  one  is  doing  certain  things  one  should  rationalize") 
  5.  rationalize,  rationalise  --  (remove  irrational  qualities  from  as  in  math;  "This  function  can  be  rationalized") 
 
  Overview  of  verb  rationalize 
 
  The  verb  rationalize  has  5  senses  (first  2  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (3)  apologize,  apologise,  excuse,  justify,  rationalize,  rationalise  --  (defend,  explain,  clear  away  or  make  excuses  for  by  reasoning;  "rationalize  the  child's  seemingly  crazy  behavior";  "he  rationalized  his  lack  of  success") 
  2.  (2)  cut,  prune,  rationalize,  rationalise  --  (weed  out  unwanted  or  unnecessary  things  "We  had  to  lose  weight,  so  we  cut  the  sugar  from  our  diet") 
  3.  rationalize  --  (structure  and  run  according  to  rational  or  scientific  principles  in  order  to  achieve  desired  results;  "We  rationalized  the  factory's  production  and  raised  profits") 
  4.  rationalize  --  (think  rationally;  employ  reason;  "When  one  wonders  why  one  is  doing  certain  things  one  should  rationalize") 
  5.  rationalize,  rationalise  --  (remove  irrational  qualities  from  as  in  math;  "This  function  can  be  rationalized") 



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