rationalise
See also: rationalisé
English
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editFrom French rationaliser. By surface analysis, rational + -ise.
Pronunciation
edit- (Received Pronunciation, General American) IPA(key): /ˈɹæʃ.ə.nə.laɪz/
Audio (Southern England): (file)
- (General Australian) IPA(key): /ˈɹæʃ.ə.nə.lɑɪz/
Verb
editrationalise (third-person singular simple present rationalises, present participle rationalising, simple past and past participle rationalised)
- Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of rationalize.
- 2020 June 17, “Gasworks Tunnel”, in Rail, page 36:
- The eastern bore became disused in 1972-73, when its rails were lifted as part of a British Rail scheme to rationalise trackwork in and around King's Cross.
Translations
editrationalise — see rationalize
References
edit- “rationalise”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.