| 单词 | rationalize |
| 释义 | rationalize (once / 7462 pages) 1v 2v 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 can also mean reorganizing along rational lines––a watchmaker's shop might be set up in a totally illogical way that made sense only to the old owner, whose children will rationalize the shop's organization once the old man dies. WORD FAMILYrationalize: rationalization, rationalized, rationalizes, rationalizing+/irrational: irrationality, irrationally, irrationals/irrationality: irrationalities/rational: irrational, nonrational, rationalise, rationalism, rationality, rationalize, rationally, rationalness, rationals/rationalisation: rationalisations/rationalise: rationalisation, rationalised, rationalises, rationalising/rationalism: rationalist, rationalistic/rationalist: rationalists/rationalistic: rationalistically/rationality: rationalities/rationalization: rationalizations USAGE EXAMPLESAnthony Pinn, a Rice University religious studies professor, described the prosperity gospel “as a way to religiously rationalize material acquisition.” Seattle Times(Dec 28, 2016) But as is the case in pro sports, fans find a way to rationalize bad behavior. Seattle Times(Dec 23, 2016) “These bills rationalize injustice by pretending to defend something many of us hold dear,” he wrote. Salon(Dec 14, 2016) 1 1v think rationally; employ logic or reason When one wonders why one is doing certain things, one should rationalize Syn|Hyper rationalise 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 2v defend, explain, clear away, or make excuses for by reasoning rationalize the child's seemingly crazy behavior he rationalized his lack of success Syn|Hypo|Hyper apologise, apologize, excuse, justify, rationalise color, colour, gloss give a deceptive explanation or excuse for pleadoffer as an excuse or plea extenuate, mitigate, palliatelessen or to try to lessen the seriousness or extent of defend, fend for, support argue or speak in defense of 3v structure and run according to rational or scientific principles in order to achieve desired results We rationalized the factory's production and raised profits Syn|Hyper rationalise organise, organize cause to be structured or ordered or operating according to some principle or idea 4v weed out unwanted or unnecessary things 2Syn|Hyper cut, prune, rationalise do away with, eliminate, extinguish, get rid of terminate, end, or take out v remove irrational quantities from This function can be rationalized Syn|Hyper rationalise alter, change, modify cause to change; make different; cause a transformation |
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