Definition of Rationalize

to justify negative behavior

Examples of Rationalize in a sentence

When he could not rationalize why he stayed out past curfew, the teen’s parents took his car for a month.  🔊

The driver tried to rationalize why she was speeding so that she would not receive a citation.  🔊

Without a way to rationalize his missing homework, the student knew he would be in trouble.  🔊

It was hard to rationalize why someone would set the neighborhood church on fire.  🔊

The man tried to rationalize spending his pay on frivolous purchases, but his wife would not accept his excuses.  🔊

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