Rationale vs Rationalize - What's the difference?
rationale | rationalize |
an explanation of the basis or fundamental reasons for something
a justification or rationalization for something
a liturgical vestment worn by Christian bishops of various denominations
To make something rational or more rational.
To justify an immoral act, or illogical behaviour. “The process of thought by which one justifies a discreditable act, and by which one offers to oneself and the world a better motive for one's action than the true motive”
(mathematics) To remove radicals, without changing the value of an expression or the roots of an equation.
To structure something along modern, efficient and systematic lines, or according to scientific principles.