rationalise
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~ structure and run according to rational or scientific principles in order to achieve desired results; "We rationalized the factory's production and raised profits"
rationalise
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~ remove irrational quantities from; "This function can be rationalized"
rationalise
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~ defend, explain, clear away, or make excuses for by reasoning; "rationalize the child's seemingly crazy behavior"; "he rationalized his lack of success"
rationalise
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~ weed out unwanted or unnecessary things; "We had to lose weight, so we cut the sugar from our diet"
rationalise
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~ think rationally; employ logic or reason; "When one wonders why one is doing certain things, one should rationalize"
rationalize
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~ defend, explain, clear away, or make excuses for by reasoning; "rationalize the child's seemingly crazy behavior"; "he rationalized his lack of success"
rationalize
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~ weed out unwanted or unnecessary things; "We had to lose weight, so we cut the sugar from our diet"
rationalize away
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~ substitute a natural for a supernatural explanation of; "you can rationalize away all the strange noises you hear--there is no poltergeist in the house!"
rationalize
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~ remove irrational quantities from; "This function can be rationalized"
rationalize
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~ think rationally; employ logic or reason; "When one wonders why one is doing certain things, one should rationalize"
rationalize
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~ structure and run according to rational or scientific principles in order to achieve desired results; "We rationalized the factory's production and raised profits"
rattle off
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~ recite volubly or extravagantly; "He could recite the names of all the chemical elements"
rattle
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~ make short successive sounds
rattle
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~ shake and cause to make a rattling noise
rattle down
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~ recite volubly or extravagantly; "He could recite the names of all the chemical elements"
rattle on
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~ talk incessantly and tiresomely
ravage
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~ cause extensive destruction or ruin utterly; "The enemy lay waste to the countryside after the invasion"
ravage
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~ make a pillaging or destructive raid on (a place), as in wartimes
rave
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~ praise enthusiastically; "She raved about that new restaurant"
rave
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~ participate in an all-night techno dance party