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ra·tion·al·ize (rsh-n-lz)
v.
1. To make rational.
2. To devise self-satisfying but false or inconsistent reasons for one's behavior, especially as an unconscious defense mechanism through which irrational acts or feelings are made to appear rational to oneself.
ration·al·i·zation (-l-zshn) n.
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