rationalise
pronunciation
How to pronounce rationalise in British English:
UK ['ræʃənəlaɪz]
How to pronounce rationalise in American English:
US ['ræʃənəˌlaɪz]
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- Verb:
- structure and run according to rational or scientific principles in order to achieve desired results
- defend, explain, clear away, or make excuses for by reasoning
- think rationally; employ logic or reason
- remove irrational quantities from
- weed out unwanted or unnecessary things
Word Origin
- rationalise (v.)
- chiefly British English spelling of rationalize. For suffix, see -ize. Related: Rationalised; rationalising; rationalisation.
- rationalise (v.)
- chiefly British English spelling of rationalize; see -ize. Related: Rationalised; rationalising; rationalisation.
Example
- 1. The real issue is not whether conventional economic theory can rationalise bubbles .
- 2. While advancing reason , they failed to divorce morality from religion and tried to rationalise faith .
- 3. But , he adds : " I personally hope that the regulatory authorities will come up with a more permanent solution to the fragmentation and rationalise the market structure . "
- 4. Efforts to rationalise heavy industries and remove excess capacity should help prevent a repeat of the big external surpluses of yesteryear .
- 5. Considered within the context of isolated transactions , such apparently self-defeating behaviour is hard to rationalise .