| apologize | (v) defend, explain, clear away, or make excuses for by reasoning, Syn. rationalize, justify, rationalise, apologise, excuse, Example: rationalize the child's seemingly crazy behavior; he rationalized his lack of success |
| cut | (v) weed out unwanted or unnecessary things, See also: cut out, cut back, Syn. rationalise, prune, rationalize, Example: We had to lose weight, so we cut the sugar from our diet |
| rationalize | (v) structure and run according to rational or scientific principles in order to achieve desired results, Syn. rationalise, Example: We rationalized the factory's production and raised profits |
| rationalize | (v) think rationally; employ logic or reason, Syn. rationalise, Example: When one wonders why one is doing certain things, one should rationalize |
| rationalize | (v) remove irrational quantities from, Syn. rationalise, Example: This function can be rationalized |
| rationalize away | (v) substitute a natural for a supernatural explanation of, Syn. rationalise away, Example: you can rationalize away all the strange noises you hear--there is no poltergeist in the house! |