rationalize
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(verb) weed out unwanted or unnecessary things; "We had to lose weight, so we cut the sugar from our diet" |
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Synonyms: cut, prune |
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Related Words: do away with, eliminate, get rid of |
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(verb) make excuses for |
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Synonyms: apologise, apologize, excuse, justify |
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Related Words: color, defend, extenuate, fend for, gloss, mitigate, palliate, plead, support |
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