Open English Wordnet
Nouns
(n)rationalization, rationalisation(psychiatry) a defense mechanism by which your true motivation is concealed by explaining your actions and feelings in a way that is not threatening
(n)rationalization, rationalisationthe cognitive process of making something seem consistent with or based on reason
(n)rationalization, rationalisation(mathematics) the simplification of an expression or equation by eliminating radicals without changing the value of the expression or the roots of the equation
(n)rationalization, rationalisationthe organization of a business according to scientific principles of management in order to increase efficiency
(n)systematization, systematisation, rationalization, rationalisationsystematic organization; the act of organizing something according to a system or a rationale