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'.