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rationalize, rationalise

v. think rationally; employ logic or reason; "When one wonders why one is doing certain things, one should rationalize"

rationalize, rationalise

v. structure and run according to rational or scientific principles in order to achieve desired results; "We rationalized the factory's production and raised profits"

rationalize, rationalise

v. remove irrational quantities from; "This function can be rationalized"

apologize, apologise, excuse, justify, rationalize, rationalise

v. defend, explain, clear away, or make excuses for by reasoning; "rationalize the child's seemingly crazy behavior"; "he rationalized his lack of success"

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Fuzzynyms (24)

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thin

v. make thin or thinner; "Thin the solution"

v. take a downward direction; "The economy finally turned down after a long boom"

diminish, belittle

v. lessen the authority, dignity, or reputation of; "don't belittle your colleagues"

pare, pare down

v. decrease gradually or bit by bit

shave, knock off

v. cut the price of

v. shorten lines in a drawing so as to create an illusion of depth

digest, condense, concentrate

v. make more concise; "condense the contents of a book into a summary"

v. cut closely; "trim my beard"

v. become deformed by forces tending to produce a shearing strain

shave, trim, cut closely

v. cut closely

v. present reasons and arguments

v. clear of accusation, blame, suspicion, or doubt with supporting proof; "You must vindicate yourself and fight this libel"

rate

v. be worthy of or have a certain rating; "This bond rates highly"

v. be the reason or explanation for; "The recession accounts for the slow retail business"

v. define; "The committee explained their plan for fund-raising to the Dean"

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restrict, curtail, curb, cut back

v. place restrictions on; "curtail drinking in school"

cut

v. shorten as if by severing the edges or ends of; "cut my hair"

v. delete or remove; "Cut out the extra text"; "cut out the newspaper article"

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