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irrationalize

American

[ih-rash-uh-nl-ahyz] / ɪˈræʃ ə nlˌaɪz /

especially British, irrationalise

verb (used with object)

irrationalized, irrationalizing

to make or cause to be irrational.

Etymology

Origin of irrationalize

First recorded in 1890–95; irrational + -ize

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irrationalize irrationalized

The poor man wants to rationalize the irrational, and irrationalize the rational.

From Rosinante to the Road Again by John Dos Passos

And he wishes, unhappy man, to rationalize the irrational and irrationalize the rational.

From Tragic Sense Of Life by J. E. Crawford (John Ernest Crawford) Flitch

It all adds up to weak, distracted and irrationalized leadership.

From Time Magazine Archive

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