what does rationalize away mean?
RATIONALIZE AWAY as VERB
- Meaning
- substitute a natural for a supernatural explanation of
Synonym(s)
Usage Example(s)
- you can rationalize away all the strange noises you hear–there is no poltergeist in the house!
Hypernyms(s) rationalize away is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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