Synonyms & related words for rationalise

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Words related to rationalise

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Where does rationalise come from?

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.