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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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