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- n. 1
A statement of one's motives, or of the causes of some event.
Her self-flagellating rationalization for the theft was mostly ignored by the jury.
Related words
- Other spellings
- rationalisation UK
Forms
- Plural
- rationalizations → reasonings, rationales, systematizations, consolidations…
Example sentences
- reasoning We pointed out to him the error in his reasoning.
- rationale He had a sound rationale for his suggestion.
- consolidation Media consolidation has been in progress for decades.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| rationalization | falling | |
| reasoning | rising | |
| rationale | steady | |
| consolidation | falling | |
| systematization | falling |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 9 letters
- reasoning3, rationale3
- 13 letters
- consolidation5
- 15 letters
- systematization, systematisation
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (reasoning3 = 3 syllables).
In other languages
- Français
- rationalisation
- Italiano
- razionalizzazione