RATIONALIZE AWAY as VERB

  1. 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