"rationalization" meaning in All languages combined

See rationalization on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: rationalization [singular], rationalizations [plural]
Etymology: rationalize + -ation or rational + -ization Etymology templates: {{ety-suffix|rationalize|ation}} rationalize + -ation, {{ety-suffix|rational|ization}} rational + -ization Head templates: {{noun}} [POS TABLE]
  1. Rationalization is the act of trying to explain something with logical reasons.
    Sense id: simple-rationalization-en-noun-Aoxz48Tu
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Categories (other): Terms suffixed with -ation, Terms suffixed with -ization
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