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RATIONALISE AWAY
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Dictionary entry overview: What does rationalise away mean?
• RATIONALISE AWAY (verb)
The verb RATIONALISE AWAY has 1 sense:
1. substitute a natural for a supernatural explanation of
Familiarity information: RATIONALISE AWAY used as a verb is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Substitute a natural for a supernatural explanation of
Classified under:
Verbs of thinking, judging, analyzing, doubting
Synonyms:
rationalise away; rationalize away
Context example:
you can rationalize away all the strange noises you hear--there is no poltergeist in the house!
Hypernyms (to "rationalise away" is one way to...):
reason (think logically)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
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