Rationalize

(verb.) remove irrational quantities from; 'This function can be rationalized'.

(verb.) think rationally; employ logic or reason; 'When one wonders why one is doing certain things, one should rationalize'.

(verb.) structure and run according to rational or scientific principles in order to achieve desired results; 'We rationalized the factory's production and raised profits'.

伊妮德编辑

• It is at present a quite inexplicable story, and we give these preposterous facts with no attempt to rationalize them. 赫伯特·乔治·威尔斯. 世界史纲.
• Science or Rationalized Knowledge. 约翰·杜威. 民主与教育.

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