noun. The act, process, or practice of rationalizing.

noun. An instance of rationalizing.

noun. The act of rationalizing; a making rational or intelligible; subjection to rational tests or principles.

noun. In algebra, the process of clearing an equation from radical signs. Also spelled rationalisation.

noun. The act or process of rationalizing.

noun. The process, or result of rationalizing.

noun. A statement of one's motives, or of the causes of some event.

noun. A reorganization of a company or organization in order to improve its efficiency.

noun. The concealment of true motivation in some non-threatening way.

noun. The simplification of an expression without changing its value.

noun. (mathematics) the simplification of an expression or equation by eliminating radicals without changing the value of the expression or the roots of the equation

noun. the organization of a business according to scientific principles of management in order to increase efficiency

noun. (psychiatry) a defense mechanism by which your true motivation is concealed by explaining your actions and feelings in a way that is not threatening

noun. systematic organization; the act of organizing something according to a system or a rationale

noun. the cognitive process of making something seem consistent with or based on reason

"Your rationalization is akin to a wife beater excusing his behavior because they were abused as a child."

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