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ra·tion·al·i·za·tion

(răsh′ə-nə-lĭ-zā′shən)

1. The act, process, or practice of rationalizing.

2. An instance of rationalizing.

American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

rationalization

Any action that increases the effectiveness of allied forces through more efficient or effective use of defense resources committed to the alliance. Rationalization includes consolidation, reassignment of national priorities to higher alliance needs, standardization, specialization, mutual support or improved interoperability, and greater cooperation. Rationalization applies to both weapons and/or materiel resources and non-weapons military matters.

Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms. US Department of Defense 2005.

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Noun	1.	rationalization - the cognitive process of making something seem consistent with or based on reason rationalisation explanation - thought that makes something comprehensible raison d'etre - reason for being
	2.	rationalization - (psychiatry) a defense mechanism by which your true motivation is concealed by explaining your actions and feelings in a way that is not threatening rationalisation psychiatry, psychological medicine, psychopathology - the branch of medicine dealing with the diagnosis and treatment of mental disorders defence, defence mechanism, defence reaction, defense mechanism, defense reaction, defense - (psychiatry) an unconscious process that tries to reduce the anxiety associated with instinctive desires
	3.	rationalization - (mathematics) the simplification of an expression or equation by eliminating radicals without changing the value of the expression or the roots of the equation rationalisation simplification - elimination of superfluous details math, mathematics, maths - a science (or group of related sciences) dealing with the logic of quantity and shape and arrangement
	4.	rationalization - the organization of a business according to scientific principles of management in order to increase efficiency rationalisation organization, organisation - the act of organizing a business or an activity related to a business; "he was brought in to supervise the organization of a new department"
	5.	rationalization - systematic organization; the act of organizing something according to a system or a rationale systematisation, systematization, rationalisation organisation, organization - the activity or result of distributing or disposing persons or things properly or methodically; "his organization of the work force was very efficient" codification - the act of codifying; arranging in a systematic order formalisation, formalization - the act of making formal (as by stating formal rules governing classes of expressions)

rationalization

noun

A statement of causes or motives:

account, explanation, justification, rationale, reason.

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rationalization

[ˌræʃnəlaɪˈzeɪʃən] N

1. [of ideas etc] → racionalización f

2. (= reorganization) → reconversión f, reorganización f
industrial rationalization → reconversión f industrial, reorganización f industrial

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

rationalization

[ˌræʃ^ənəlaɪˈzeɪʃ^ən] rationalisation (British) n → rationalisation f

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

rationalization

n → Rationalisierung f; (of problem) → vernünftige Betrachtung

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

rationalization

[ˌræʃnəlaɪˈzeɪʃ/ən] n → razionalizzazione f

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

ra·tion·al·i·za·tion

n. racionalización, mecanismo de defensa por el cual se justifica la conducta o actividades propias con explicaciones que aunque razonables no se ajustan a la realidad.

English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012

rationalization

n (psych) racionalización f

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LAHORE -- People travelling on railway's Lahore-Narowal-Sialkot section have demanded rationalization of the fare by charging equal fare for same classes of different trains.

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While talking to here on Friday, Daily Passengers Association (DPA) Chairman Hafiz A Qayyum said that recently the railways increased the fare of 40 trains including 9-Up-10-Down Allama Iqbal Express, which runs between Lahore and Sialkot via Narowal in the name of rationalization.