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Webster 1913 Edition
Rationalize
Ra′tion-al-ize
(răsh′ŭn-al-īz)
, Verb.
T.
1.
To make rational; also, to convert to rationalism.
2.
To interpret in the manner of a rationalist.
3.
To form a rational conception of.
4.
(Alg.)
To render rational; to free from radical signs or quantities.
Ra′tion-al-ize
,Verb.
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.
Theodore . . . is justly considered the chief
rationalizing
doctor of antiquity. J. H. Newman.