rationalisieren

See also: Rationalisieren

German

Etymology

rational +‎ -isieren

Pronunciation

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Verb

rationalisieren (weak, third-person singular present rationalisiert, past tense rationalisierte, past participle rationalisiert, auxiliary haben)

  1. (transitive) to rationalize (to make more rational)
  2. (transitive) to optimize, improve, streamline in order to make more efficient
  3. (transitive, psychology) to rationalize (to post hoc justify emotionally-motivated behavior)

Conjugation

Derived terms

  • Rationalisierung

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