rationalisieren

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German

Etymology

rational +‎ -isieren

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rationalisieren (weak, third-person singular present rationalisiert, past tense rationalisierte, past participle rationalisiert, auxiliary haben)

  1. (transitive) to rationalize (to make more rational)
  2. (transitive) to optimize, improve, streamline in order to make more efficient
  3. (transitive, psychology) to rationalize (to post hoc justify emotionally-motivated behavior)

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