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- Dictionaryrationalization/ˌraʃənəlʌɪˈzeɪʃn/
noun
- 1. the action of attempting to explain or justify behaviour or an attitude with logical reasons, even if these are not appropriate: "most people are prone to self-deceptive rationalization"
- 2. the action of making a company, process, or industry more efficient, especially by dispensing with superfluous personnel or equipment: British "the London dockers struggle to preserve their jobs against ruthless rationalization"
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Rationalization is the act of describing or explaining something in a way that makes it seem proper, more attractive, etc. See examples, synonyms, word history, and medical definition of rationalization.
Rationalization is finding reasons for behaviour, decisions, etc., or making a company, way of working, etc. more effective. Learn more about the meaning, pronunciation, and usage of rationalization with examples from the Cambridge English Corpus.
Rationalization is finding reasons for behavior, decisions, etc., or making a company, way of working, etc. more effective. Learn how to use this word in different contexts with examples and translations.
Rationalization definition: the act or process of ascribing one’s actions, opinions, etc., to causes that seem reasonable and valid but are actually unrelated to the true, possibly unconscious and often less complimentary ones. See examples of RATIONALIZATION used in a sentence.
rationalize verb (CHANGE) [ I or T ] to make a company, way of working, etc. more effective, usually by combining or stopping particular activities, or (of a company, way of working, etc.) to become more effective in this way: We rationalized the production system so that one operator could control all three machines.
Rationalization means organizing something into a logically coherent system. Factory organization is often rationalized to make it as efficient as possible. Sometimes rationalization means a way someone justifies their action.
Rationalization is the act of finding or trying to find a logical reason for something difficult to understand, or the act of making changes to improve efficiency. Learn how to pronounce, use and distinguish rationalization from similar words with Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary.
