to rationalize
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5.3
- verb
- /ˈræʃənəˌlaɪz/
- US
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- He often finds it difficult to rationalize his feelings when things go wrong.
You know, you, you're, you're not able to rationalize the world correctly.
- You know, you, you're, you're not able to rationalize the world correctly.
- And then also how we rationalize our intuition that's telling us that we should be settling.
- But at the end of the day, you know, if you think about those things, you can almost in your head rationalize this from several different approaches.
- It's a interesting and tough to digest concept when rationalizing it through time, space and kind of linear reality.
Examples
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But at the end of the day, you know, if you think about those things, you can almost in your head rationalize this from several different approaches.
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But the older and more sophisticated we become, the more we rationalize what our senses try to tell us.
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How can we rationalize our operations?
Academic text (1990) -
Animals can and do think and rationalize.
Blog text (12) -
Also, humans are able to think and rationalize.
Blog text (12) -
First success, someone who could actually rationalize, control impulses, separate right from wrong.
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We must never forget that it is our ability to 'reason' and our ability to 'rationalize' our decisions that make us unique among our sub-species.
Blog text (30) -
Possessed Dean was unable to rationalize past issues, but real Dean does possess the ability to rationalize, deal with, and forgive past resentments.
Blog text (34) -
She was shocked that she couldn't rationalize some way to handle it, but she couldn't.
Fiction book (1999) -
When faced with a tough decision, she tried to rationalize her choice by listing the pros and cons.
Synonyms
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To think carefully or discuss something to reach a decision
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To think carefully to find an answer to a problem
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To think about something in a logical way instead of showing emotions
Phrasal Verbs
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Try to explain strange events with normal reasons to dismiss other ideas
How Logical
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Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Rationalize comes from ratio 'reason' and rational, so it can mean to think or act using clear reasons. So to rationalize a decision is to use logic and careful thinking to understand or choose between options.