English Explanatory Dictionary

backward rationalize

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To construct or invent an explanation for an action, decision, or outcome after it has already occurred, rather than reasoning from it beforehand.

Word forms

backward rationalize backward rationalizes backward rationalizing backward rationalized backward-rationalize

Derived words

backward rationalization
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