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Rationalize

Webster's Dictionary

(1):

(v. t.) To render rational; to free from radical signs or quantities.

(2):

(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.

(3):

(v. t.) To interpret in the manner of a rationalist.

(4):

(v. t.) To make rational; also, to convert to rationalism.

(5):

(v. t.) To form a rational conception of.

Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Rationalize'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​r/rationalize.html. 1828.