"logicalize" meaning in English

See logicalize in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: logicalizes [present, singular, third-person], logicalizing [participle, present], logicalized [participle, past], logicalized [past]
Etymology: logical + -ize Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|logical|ize}} logical + -ize Head templates: {{en-verb}} logicalize (third-person singular simple present logicalizes, present participle logicalizing, simple past and past participle logicalized)
  1. (transitive) To understand the logic behind something; to build the logical explanation for something. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-logicalize-en-verb-xF2mRmOn Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ize

Inflected forms

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