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rationalizing

UK
/ˈræʃ.ən.əl.aɪ.zɪŋ/
US
/ˈræʃ.ən.əˌlaɪ.zɪŋ/

Translations

rationalizingnoun
rationalizings
pl
The company is focusing on the rationalizing of its production processes.
Компания сосредоточена на рационализации своих производственных процессов.
Synonyms
validation
defense
reasoning
explanation
justification
rationalizinggerund / present participle
UK
/ˈræʃ.ə.nə.laɪ.zɪŋ/
US
/ˈræʃ.ən.əˌlaɪ.zɪŋ/
Used before nouns to describe someone or something that is attempting to justify actions or beliefs.
Synonyms
sanitizing
legitimizing
whitewashing
reconciling
justifying
defending
excusing
vindicating
explaining
rationalizeverb

rationalizing

Gerund

rationalized
Past Simple
rationalized
Past Participle
rationalizing
Gerund
UK
/ˈræʃ.ən.əl.aɪz/
US
/ˈræʃ.ən.əˌlaɪz/
The company decided to rationalize its operations to cut costs.
Компания решила рационализировать свою деятельность, чтобы сократить расходы.
He tried to rationalize his decision to quit his job.
Он пытался оправдать свое решение уволиться с работы.
Additional translations
приспособить
усмирить
Synonyms
explain
reconcile
excuse
validate
defend
justify

Definitions

rationalizingnoun
The act or process of attempting to explain or justify behavior or an attitude with logical reasons, even if these are not appropriate.
His rationalizing of the decision to cut jobs was met with skepticism by the employees.
A mathematical process of eliminating a radical from an expression or equation.
The teacher explained the rationalizing of the denominator to simplify the fraction.
rationalizinggerund / present participle
Attempting to justify or explain something with seemingly logical reasons, especially when these reasons are not appropriate.
The committee released a rationalizing statement to defend the controversial policy.
rationalizeverb
To attempt to explain or justify behavior or an attitude with logical reasons, even if these are not appropriate.
She tried to rationalize her decision to quit her job by saying she needed more time for her family.
To make a process or system more efficient by reorganizing it.
The company decided to rationalize its operations to cut costs and improve productivity.
To remove unnecessary elements from something to make it more efficient.
The government plans to rationalize the public transport system to reduce congestion.
To eliminate radicals or imaginary numbers from the denominator or from an algebraic expression, usually by multiplying by a suitable quantity.
In order to simplify the fraction, the teacher asked the students to rationalize the denominator.
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