to rationalize
2
5.5
- verb
- /ˈræʃənəˌlaɪz/
- Jargon
- I have reduced the number of posts in the Secretariat, dramatically streamlining and rationalizing the bureaucracy.
- rationalize production
- rationalize and streamline
- rationalize processes
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Watch on YouTubeThey defeat in their specificity and dependence on context all top down efforts to rationalize them.
- They defeat in their specificity and dependence on context all top down efforts to rationalize them.
Examples
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The objective of such reforms was to raise administrative efficiency, to rationalize the policymaking process, and to increase bureaucratic competency.
Academic text (1993) -
In order to save costs, the management decided to rationalize the production process by eliminating redundant steps.
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The commission also took steps to rationalize and coordinate issues related to its intersessional work.
Academic text (1994) -
The system was expected to benefit the company by rationalizing its accounting.
Academic text (1991) -
Since these areas do not have a large labor component, they can be rationalized quickly.
Academic text (1990) -
Production will not be rationalized until this eighteen-month period is over.
Academic text (1990) -
Attempts to rationalize production, such as closing nonessential plants, were frustrated by local party bureaucrats.
Academic text (1990) -
Rob Tiller describes several proposals to rationalize the software patent system into a workable framework.
Blog text (12) -
Africa, for its part, must rationalize and harmonize its confusing and inefficient network of overlapping regional trade agreements.
Academic text (2008) -
The company wanted to rationalize its operations to improve efficiency and reduce waste.
Synonyms
104
2.5
Make something easier to understand or use
54
4.4
Organize something in a new way so it works better
42
4.1
Make a process or system simpler and more efficient
37
3.4
To change the way something is arranged to make it work better
37
2.8
To make something simpler by cutting out details
36
4.7
To join several things into one whole
6
4.2
To remove things you do not need to make something smaller or work better
2
6.7
To arrange things or ideas according to a plan
1
5.8
To arrange things in a clear, planned order
1
7.0
To divide something into smaller parts to make it easier to manage
1
7.5
To arrange things in a clear, ordered way for easy use
Antonyms
Phrasal Verbs
2
7.9
Try to explain strange events with normal reasons to dismiss other ideas
How Efficient
66
5.3
60
5.1
- Jargon
2
5.5
42
4.1
37
3.4
35
3.9
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Rationalize comes from rational and the Latin ratio, which means 'reason' or 'calculation'. To rationalize a company or process is to use reason to remove things you do not need and make it simpler and more efficient.