rationalize (English, verb)
expansion: rationalize (third-person singular simple present rationalizes, present participle rationalizing, simple past and past participle rationalized)
expansion: (American spelling, Oxford British English)
Senses:
glosses: To make something rational or more rational.
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glosses: To justify a discreditable act, or irrational behaviour.
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topics: mathematics
sciences
glosses: To remove radicals, without changing the value of an expression or the roots of an equation.
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glosses: To structure something along modern, efficient and systematic lines, or according to scientific principles. This often includes eliminating duplication and grouping like or similar items.
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Forms:
form: rationalizes
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third-person
form: rationalizing
tags: participle
present
form: rationalized
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past
form: rationalized
tags: past
form: rationalise
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