rationalize

defend, explain, clear away, or make excuses for by reasoning

• “rationalize the child”
• “;”

weed out unwanted or unnecessary things

• “We had to lose weight, so we cut the sugar from our diet”

structure and run according to rational or scientific principles in order to achieve desired results

• “We rationalized the factory”

think rationally; employ logic or reason

• “When one wonders why one is doing certain things, one should rationalize”

remove irrational quantities from

• “This function can be rationalized”