| rationalization | (n) the cognitive process of making something seem consistent with or based on reason, Syn. rationalisation |
| rationalization | (n) (psychiatry) a defense mechanism by which your true motivation is concealed by explaining your actions and feelings in a way that is not threatening, Syn. rationalisation |
| rationalization | (n) (mathematics) the simplification of an expression or equation by eliminating radicals without changing the value of the expression or the roots of the equation, Syn. rationalisation |
| rationalization | (n) the organization of a business according to scientific principles of management in order to increase efficiency, Syn. rationalisation |
| 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! |
| 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 |
| systematization | (n) systematic organization; the act of organizing something according to a system or a rationale, Syn. systematisation, rationalisation, rationalization |
| ああ言えばこう言う | [ああいえばこういう, aaiebakouiu] (exp) to have a comeback (i.e. a reason, or rationalization) for every remark [Add to Longdo] |
| ラショナリゼーション | [rashonarize-shon] (n) rationalization; rationalisation [Add to Longdo] |
| 合理化 | [ごうりか, gourika] (n, vs) rationalization; rationalisation; rationalize; rationalise; (P) [Add to Longdo] |
| 弁解(P);辯解(oK) | [べんかい, benkai] (n, vs, adj-no) justification; rationalization; pretext; explanation; exculpation; defence; defense; excuse; (P) [Add to Longdo] |
| 有利化 | [ゆうりか, yuurika] (n, vs) { comp } rationalization [Add to Longdo] |
| 有理化 | [ゆうりか, yuurika] (n, vs) { math } rationalization (modifying part of an irrational expression, esp. denominators, to exclude roots or irrational numbers) [Add to Longdo] |
