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rationalize

verbformal/ʁɐsjunɐliˈzaɾ/medium

ra·ci·o·na·li·zar

Definition

To make rational; to organize or justify by reason; to make more efficient or logical.
The company needs to rationalize its operational costs.
He tried to rationalize his fear by analyzing the probabilities.
Common collocations
to rationalize processesto rationalize resourcesto rationalize expenses

Etymology

Do latim 'rationalis' + sufixo verbal '-izar'.

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