rationalize

 
Pronunciation: /ˈraʃ(ə)n(ə)lʌɪz/
(also rationalise)

verb

[with object]
  • 1attempt to explain or justify (behaviour or an attitude) with logical reasons, even if these are not appropriate: she couldn’t rationalize her urge to return to the cottage
  • 2British make (a company, process, or industry) more efficient, especially by dispensing with superfluous personnel or equipment: if we rationalize production, will that mean redundancies?
  • reorganize (a process or system) so as to make it more logical and consistent: Parliament should seek to rationalize the country’s court structure
  • 3 Mathematics convert (a function or expression) to a rational form.

Derivatives

rationalization

Pronunciation: /-ˈzeɪʃ(ə)n/
noun

rationalizer

noun