rationalizing
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To make something rational or more rational.
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To justify an immoral act, or illogical behaviour. “The process of thought by which one justifies a discreditable act, and by which one offers to oneself and the world a better motive for one's action than the true motive”
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To remove radicals, without changing the value of an expression or the roots of an equation.
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To structure something along modern, efficient and systematic lines, or according to scientific principles. This often includes eliminating duplication and grouping like or similar items.
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The act of one who rationalizes.
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