v00894738
| type | v |
| lex_filenum | 32 |
| def | defend, explain, clear away, or make excuses for by reasoning |
| examples | rationalize the child's seemingly crazy behavior he rationalized his lack of success |
| Frame - 8 | Somebody ----s something |
| Outgoing links | |
| Hypernym | defend, support, fend for |
| Derivationally related form | rationalise → rationalisation |
| Derivationally related form | rationalize → rationalization |
| Derivationally related form | justify → justificative |
| Derivationally related form | justify → justificatory; justify → justifier |
| Derivationally related form | justify → justifiable; justify → justification; justify → justification; justify → justification |
| Derivationally related form | excuse → excusatory |
| Derivationally related form | excuse → excuse |
| Derivationally related form | apologise → apology; apologise → apology |
| Hyponym | color, colour, gloss; plead; extenuate, palliate, mitigate |
| Incoming links | |
| Derivationally related form | excusatory → excuse |
| Derivationally related form | justificatory → justify; justifier → justify |
| Derivationally related form | justificative → justify |
| Derivationally related form | justifiable → justify; justification → justify; justification → justify; justification → justify |
| Derivationally related form | rationalisation → rationalise |
| Derivationally related form | rationalization → rationalize |
| Derivationally related form | apology → apologise; apology → apologise |
| Derivationally related form | excuse → excuse |
| Hypernym | color, colour, gloss; plead; extenuate, palliate, mitigate |
| Hyponym | defend, support, fend for |
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