Definitions
weed out unwanted or unnecessary things
Word origin
From French rationaliser. By surface analysis, rational + -ize.
Used in a sentence
“Vested interest, united ties, / landed gentry, rationalize. / Look who bought the myth. / By jingo, buy America.”
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Used as a crossword answer1 curated clues
01“Invent an excuse for”11 letters
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