rationalise

verb

weed out unwanted or unnecessary things

remove irrational quantities from

think rationally

defend, explain, clear away, or make excuses for by reasoning

structure and run according to rational or scientific principles in order to achieve desired results

Roots

ratioration- · Latin · reckoning, reason alis-al · Latin · pertaining to izein-ise · Greek · to make, render

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The word rationalise breaks down into 3 roots of Latin and Greek origin: ration, from Latin ratio (“reckoning, reason”); -al, from Latin alis (“pertaining to”); and -ise, from Greek izein (“to make, render”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.