rationalize
/ˈraʃ(ə)n(ə)lʌɪz/
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American sound/ˈraʃ(ə)n(ə)lʌɪz/
rationalize
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ra - tio - na - lize -> rationalize
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rationalize, -ise /'ræʃnǝlaz/ v
၁။ ရှာကြံ အကြောင်းပြသည်။ အကြောင်းရှာသည်။ He's constantly rationalizing. ❍ She rationalized her decision to buy a car by saying that it would save her money on bus fares.
၂။ ကုန်ထုတ်လုပ်မှု၊ ဖြန့်ချိမှုစနစ်၏ ထိရောက်မှုစွမ်းအား တိုးတက်စေရန် ပြုန်းတီးမှု၊ ဟာကွက် စသည်ကို လျှော့ချသည်။ ထိရောက်မှု ဆန်းစစ်သည်။ rationalize the factory's production/ distribution.
❏ rationalization,-isation /ræʃnǝla'zeʃn;US -lǝ'z-/ n [C, U] ထိရောက်မှုဆန်းစစ်ခြင်း။ Rationalization of the company resulted in several job losses.
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reduce, decrease, downsize, cut back on, lessen, diminish, trim down, slim down, account for, adjust, apply logic, cop a plea, cop out, deliberate, elucidate, enhance, excise, excuse, explain, explain away, extenuate, give alibi, give good reason for, improve, intellectualize, justify, level, make allowance, make more efficient, reason, reason out, reconcile, resolve, scale back, scale down, straighten out, streamline, think, think through, tune, unravel, vindicate
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