rationalizing

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noun

The act of one who rationalizes.

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Meanings

verb
  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of rationalize
nounrationalizing (plural rationalizings)

plural rationalizings

  1. The act of one who rationalizes.

    But it is evident that many of these are juristic rationalizings of what had been done for a long time through formal transactions.

    1954, Roscoe Pound, An Introduction to the Philosophy of Law, page 140
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APA

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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “rationalizing,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rationalizing.

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