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ALL meanings of unrationalized

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  • verb with object unrationalized to ascribe (one's acts, opinions, etc.) to causes that superficially seem reasonable and valid but that actually are unrelated to the true, possibly unconscious and often less creditable or agreeable causes. 1
  • verb with object unrationalized to remove unreasonable elements from. 1
  • verb with object unrationalized to make rational or conformable to reason. 1
  • verb with object unrationalized to treat or explain in a rational or rationalistic manner. 1
  • verb with object unrationalized Mathematics. to eliminate radicals from (an equation or expression): to rationalize the denominator of a fraction. 1
  • verb with object unrationalized Chiefly British. to reorganize and integrate (an industry). 1
  • verb without object unrationalized to invent plausible explanations for acts, opinions, etc., that are actually based on other causes: He tried to prove that he was not at fault, but he was obviously rationalizing. 1
  • verb without object unrationalized to employ reason; think in a rational or rationalistic manner. 1
  • adjective unrationalized Not rationalized. 0
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