rationalizes
Definitions
Verb
- Defend, explain, clear away, or make excuses for by reasoning
- Weed out unwanted or unnecessary things
- Structure and run according to rational or scientific principles in order to achieve desired results
- Think rationally; employ logic or reason
- Remove irrational quantities from
As a Fragment
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Sounds Like
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Spelled Like
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| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
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| 1 | nationalism | 5 | 35 |
| 2 | rational | 3 | 25 |
| 3 | rationale | 3 | 6 |
| 4 | rationalize | 4 | 5 |
| 5 | nationalist | 4 | 4 |
| 6 | nationalized | 4 | 2 |
| 7 | reactionaries | 5 | 2 |
| 8 | rationalized | 4 | 1 |
| 9 | nationalize | 4 | 1 |
| 10 | rationalizations | 6 | 1 |
| 11 | rationality | 5 | 1 |
| 12 | nationalizes | 5 | 0 |
| 13 | rationales | 3 | 0 |
| 14 | renationalize | 5 | 0 |
| 15 | nationales | 4 | 0 |
| 16 | sensationalizes | 6 | 0 |
| 17 | rationalizing | 5 | 0 |
| 18 | nationalities | 5 | 0 |
| 19 | denationalize | 5 | 0 |
| 20 | internationalize | 6 | 0 |
| 21 | regionalize | 4 | 0 |
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Statistically Associated
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Consonant Match
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Results:
Term
Definitions: 5
Fragments: 0
Sound Alikes: 0
Spelled Like: 21
Words that Follow: 0
Words that Precede: 0
Statistically Associated: 0
Consonant Matches: 0
Freq: The frequency is a relative score of how often the word appears in standard English text.
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