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To have ruminated or mulled over
Past tense for to (attempt to) provide or serve as a satisfactory explanation for
“I just remember my shock when he tried to rationalize his decision to isolate himself from all of us.”
Past tense for to apply logic or reasoning to
“So I proceeded to rationalize my answer to these questions by responding that a donation would be like using the money to buy stocks or provide venture capital for a business.”
Past tense for to reorganize (a process or system) so as to make it more logical and consistent
“The book lauds quartermaster-general Alexander Lawton's efforts to rationalize the procurement process.”
Past tense for to reorganize (a process or system) by removing redundancies
“Initial moves were made to rationalize the workforce levels in two public sector departments.”
Past tense for to prove to be justified or warranted
Past tense for to support, justify, or make an excuse for a (perceived) misdeed
Past tense for to minimize or moderate the seriousness of (an offense)
Past tense for to organize something again, or in a different manner
Past tense for to arrange into groups or into a systematic order
Past tense for to alter or change, typically into something new or updated
Past tense for to urge someone to do something
Past tense for to regard something as being caused by
Past tense for to avoid or shirk, either by failing to perform, or by performing in a grossly insufficient, negligent, or superficial manner
Past tense for to clear of or to free from guilt
Past tense for to comment or pass judgment on issues from a moral standpoint
Past tense for to help to clarify or explain
Past tense for to simplify something (by removing the complexities from)
Past tense for to make sense of various (separate) pieces of information
Past tense for to believe, based on information
Past tense for to move administration or power to a single, central authority
Designed or configured to run smoothly or efficiently
Inferred through analysis or deduction
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