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rationalise::verb | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | cut, prune, rationalize |
| Type of | get rid of, extinguish, eliminate, do away with |
rationalise::verb | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | rationalize |
| Type of | think, cogitate, cerebrate |
| Derivation | rationalisation |
rationalise::verb | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | rationalize |
| Type of | organise, organize |
| Derivation | rationalisation |
rationalise::verb | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | rationalize |
| Type of | modify, change, alter |
| Derivation | rationalisation |
Examples of rationalise
rationalise
They struggle with it, qualify it, rationalise it, calibrate it and question it.
From the guardian.co.uk
The losses are part of a drive to rationalise properties in the jobcentre estate.
From the guardian.co.uk
The UK life sector continues to rationalise, although perhaps at a slower pace.
From the hemscott.com
There have been efforts to trim public waste and rationalise the bureaucracy.
From the economist.com
My dad worried a lot and I had conversations with him trying to rationalise things.
From the guardian.co.uk
The pressure to rationalise the public sector is likely to continue in coming years.
From the economist.com
I just can't rationalise such a reduction in such serious crimes against the victims.
From the guardian.co.uk
Do you deny that there is substantial scope to rationalise these charities?
From the guardian.co.uk
However, the government's move to rationalise the railways needs to be put in context.
From the express.co.uk
- Rationalize: structure and run according to rational or scientific principles in order to achieve desired results; "We rationalized the factory's production and raised profits"
- Apologize: defend, explain, clear away, or make excuses for by reasoning; "rationalize the child's seemingly crazy behavior"; "he rationalized his lack of success"
- Cut: weed out unwanted or unnecessary things; "We had to lose weight, so we cut the sugar from our diet"
- (rationalisation) rationalization: (psychiatry) a defense mechanism by which your true motivation is concealed by explaining your actions and feelings in a way that is not threatening
- (Rationalisation) A professional-sounding word for sacking an awful lot of people. A small coffee is now a downsized caffeine intake.
- (Rationalisation) In its general everyday usage, "to rationalise" has drifted from its original sense "to render conformable to reason; to explain on a rational basis" (OED), and now carries the additional negative connotation of explaining away things you cannot otherwise explain at all. ...
- (Rationalisation) The reorganising of production (often after a merger) so as to cut out waste and duplication and generally to reduce costs.
- (Rationalisation) Ukuphungulwa kwabasebenzi
- (rationalisation) Disconnector/earth switch rationalisation is to remove non-essential equipment from existing Transpower substations in order to reduce maintenance costs and system complexity while still maintaining the flexibility required for system operation.
