rationalize
Example Sentences
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Impulse policies, like impulse buys, can work out well or badly but can never be well rationalized.
Or do they put their heads down and simply rationalize it as part of what they signed up for?
From Salon
Also, if you don't know the symptoms, you can rationalize them so many different ways.
From Salon
It’s a busy world, and there’s a lot of pressure to “get better” and “move through,” heal, rationalize, reconcile.
From Seattle Times
But some of the most intelligent and complex work by Studio Gang helps to rationalize the flow of visitors and make intuitive internal connections so people can focus more on collections, as opposed to wayfinding.
From New York Times
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