rationalises
Makes excuses for
Rationalises is the British spelling of rationalizes.
To rationalise is to justify something with plausible-sounding reasons that may not be the true ones: He rationalises his laziness as self-care.
In business, to rationalise is to streamline or restructure for efficiency, often a euphemism for cutting jobs: The company rationalised its workforce.
Makes something understandable
- defendsActs to protect
- vindicatesProves innocence or correctness
- legitimizesMakes officially acceptable
- excusesExplanations offered for faults
apologizes · warrants · validates · argues · supports · upholds · maintains · substantiates
Science of valid reasoning
- deductionConclusion from premises
- inferenceConclusion reached through reasoning
- analysisMethodical study of parts
- argumentationSystematic reasoning process
syllogism · coherence · premise · conclusion · systematizes · intellectualizes · theorizes · reasons
Fabricated motive concealing truth
- alibiDefense of location
- evasionAct of escaping detection
- cop-outEvasion of responsibility
- dodgeAvoid by quick movement
fabrication · distortion · spin · deflection · denial · obfuscation · equivocation · minimization
Makes less complex
- reorganizesArranges differently again
- restructuresRearranges into new form
- optimizesMakes as effective as possible
- consolidatesCombines into stronger whole
systematizes · standardizes · modernizes · efficiency · downsizes · automates · integrates · centralizes
explains
Makes something understandable
- defendsActs to protect
- vindicatesProves innocence or correctness
- legitimizesMakes officially acceptable
excuses · apologizes · warrants · validates · argues · supports · upholds · maintains · substantiates · advocates
logic
Science of valid reasoning
- deductionConclusion from premises
- inferenceConclusion reached through reasoning
- analysisMethodical study of parts
argumentation · syllogism · coherence · premise · conclusion · systematizes · intellectualizes · theorizes · reasons · weighs
pretext
Fabricated motive concealing truth
dodge · fabrication · distortion · spin · deflection · denial · obfuscation · equivocation · minimization · dismissal
simplifies
Makes less complex
- reorganizesArranges differently again
- restructuresRearranges into new form
- optimizesMakes as effective as possible
consolidates · systematizes · standardizes · modernizes · efficiency · downsizes · automates · integrates · centralizes · cost-cutting
rationalisesacknowledges
Confirms awareness of something
admits · confesses · confronts · recognises · concedes
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