noun, verb ·5 syllables ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   The act of one who rationalizes.

   "But it is evident that many of these are juristic rationalizings of what had been done for a long time through formal transactions."

Verb

1. 1
   present participle and gerund of rationalize form-of, gerund, participle, present

Synonyms

All synonyms

criticaldeductiondemonstrationdemonstrativediscourseeditorial

Example

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"Man is not a rational animal; he is a rationalizing animal."

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