Crossword-Solution: RATIONALIZE 11 letters, 12 clues 🏆 scrabble score: 20

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Word Word Type Definition
Rationalize v. t. To make rational; also, to convert to rationalism.
Rationalize v. t. To interpret in the manner of a rationalist.
Rationalize v. t. To form a rational conception of.
Rationalize v. t. To render rational; to free from radical signs or
quantities.
Rationalize v. i. To use, and rely on, reason in forming a theory,
belief, etc., especially in matters of religion: to accord with the
principles of rationalism.

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RATIONALIZE anagram REALIZATION

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Bring into accord with reason 1 answer
Justify speciously. 1 answer
to bring into accord with reason 1 answer
CUT back on 12 answers
slim down 16 answers
exculpate 37 answers
tell the world 37 answers
Justify 39 answers
MAKE plain 44 answers
make clear 50 answers
CALL to mind 54 answers
Rationalisation 60 answers
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One who, or that which, eats.
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Sentences with RATIONALIZE (5)

The attempt to rationalize the conception of deity as embodied in the Jehovah of the Old Testament gave rise to the class of opinions described as Gnosis, or Gnosticism.
The Unseen World and Other Essays John Fiske 1998
The more advanced German theologians of that day, while accepting the New Testament records as literally historical, were disposed to rationalize the accounts of miracles contained in them, in such a way as to get rid of any presumed infractions of the laws of nature.
The Unseen World and Other Essays John Fiske 1998
Division, in the context of labor, means to break a task into smaller parts that are easier to rationalize, understand, and execute.
The Civilization of Illiteracy Mihai Nadin 2000
The results were surprising: with less financing from the IMF (and as a result - from donor countries, as well) - the government was forced to rationalize and to restrict its spending.
After the Rain Sam Vaknin 2002
The United States Government should pursue initiatives begun by my Administration and the Congress to stimulate insular economic development; enhance treatment under Federal programs eliminating current inequities; provide vitally needed special assistance and coordinate and rationalize policies.
State of the Union Addresses of Jimmy Carter Jimmy Carter 2004

Quotes with RATIONALIZE (3)

... the mind was designed not to defend what we want, but to discover what is ultimately true, which should shape our wants and satisfy them more deeply with God. The purpose of the mind is not to rationalize subjective preferences, but to recognize objective reality and to help the heart revel in God.
John Piper The Pleasures of God: Meditations on God's Delight in Being God
The scriptures present a God who delights in genocide, rape, slavery, and the execution of nonconformists, and for millennia those writings were used to rationalize the massacre of infidels, the ownership of women, the beating of children, dominion over animals, and the persecution of heretics and homosexuals. Humanitarian reforms such as the elimination of cruel punishment, the dissemination of empathy-inducing novels, and the abolition of slavery were met with fierce opposi…
Steven Pinker The Better Angels of Our Nature: Why Violence Has Declined
We take a cavalier approach to Scripture at our own peril. If the scientific and historical accounts are true, then the commandments, promises and penalties are much more so. The Bible is not just a guideline. It is the authoritative Word of God. Disobeying it has consequences. Obeying it has rewards. Yet we fudge. We compromise. We rationalize. We trade away our spiritual integrity for man’s approval and as we do, we gradually erode our ability to distinguish right from wron…
Craig Olson
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Appears in: NYT.

Used 2 times in crossword archives (1953–1991).