Verb
To make rational; also, to convert to rationalism.
To interpret in the manner of a rationalist.
To form a rational conception of.
To render rational; to free from radical signs or quantities.
To use, and rely on, reason in forming a theory, belief, etc., especially in matters of religion: to accord with the principles of rationalism.
Source: Webster's dictionaryMistakes are almost always of a sacred nature. Never try to correct them. On the contrary: rationalize them, understand them thoroughly. After that, it will be possible for you to sublimate them. Salvador Dalí
And then he thought: Is this how idiots rationalize their stupidity to themselves? Orson Scott Card
Madam, the commonest weakness of our race is our ability to rationalize our most selfish purposes. Robert A. Heinlein
Dogs don't rationalize. They don't hold anything against a person. They don't see the outside of a human but the inside of a human. Cesar Millan
Our primeval Mother Earth is an organism that no science in the world can rationalize. Everything on her that crawls and flies is dependent upon Her and all must hopelessly perish if that Earth dies that feeds us. Viktor Schauberger
[I'm] an extremely private dude and all this is happening so damn quick. I really haven't had any time to rationalize it. But it's nothing that I'm going to let freak me out or take control of me or my thoughts or my real life. Heath Ledger