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Meanings of rationalise in English

Spanish
justificar

Defend, explain, clear away, or make excuses for by reasoning.

        justificar
        Catalan
        esporgar

        Weed out unwanted or unnecessary things.

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              esporgar
              Usage of rationalise in English
              1
              By the time a man is really educated he can rationalise better.
              The masque of africa: glimpses of african belief
              2
              Trying to rationalise the irrational leads to a madness of its own.
              Death by Video Game
              3
              We discuss, implement and rationalise murder - insisting that it is necessary.
              The Irish Times
              4
              Our capacity to rationalise any belief, no matter how odd, is infinite.
              The Irish Times
              5
              You will be expected to rationalise these symptoms yourself and not die.
              The Guardian
              6
              We strongly support the call of others to rationalise South Africa's COVID-19 strategy.
              The South African
              7
              He said motive and opportunity compounded, leading people to rationalise fraud.
              Radio NZ
              8
              We invent reasons and rationalise why our behaviour makes perfect sense.
              The Irish Times
              9
              It beggars belief that the Catholic Church can rationalise this action.
              The Irish Times
              10
              As we saw in Canterbury trying to rationalise didn't go well.
              Radio NZ
              11
              Not just to other people, but to myself trying to rationalise her behaviour.
              Radio NZ
              12
              He tries to rationalise and that's not taking her anger seriously.
              The Irish Times
              13
              Last winter he had to rationalise it into a 14-team league.
              The Irish Times
              14
              But I could rationalise the situation a little more easily.
              The Guardian
              15
              He also needs to rationalise the store numbers and ranges.
              The Guardian
              16
              It did him no good at all to rationalise the cause of Yradne's outburst.
              The Collected Stories of Arthur C. Clarke
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              Catalan
              esporgar
              Rationalise through the time