rationalize
//ˈræʃ.ən.əl.aɪz//
Verb
rationalizeInfinitive
rationalizePresent tense
rationalizedPast tense
rationalizedPast participle
rationalizingPresent participle
rationalizesThird-person singular
1
To attempt to explain or justify behavior or an attitude with logical reasons, even if these are not appropriate or accurate.
He tried to rationalize his decision to quit his job by saying he needed more time for himself.
2
To make a company, process, or industry more efficient by reorganizing it to reduce waste.
The company decided to rationalize its production process to reduce costs.
3
In mathematics, to convert an expression containing irrational numbers into an equivalent expression with rational numbers.
To simplify this fraction, we need to rationalize the denominator.