RATIONALE as NOUN

1. Meaning
   • (law) an explanation of the fundamental reasons (especially an explanation of the working of some device in terms of laws of nature)
   Synonym(s)
   • principle (what does principle mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • the rationale for capital punishment
   • the principles of internal-combustion engines
   Hypernyms(s) rationale is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • explanation (what does explanation mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • dialectics (what does dialectics mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • ratiocinate (what does ratiocinate mean?)