Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb rationalize_away

1 sense of rationalize away

Sense 1
rationalize away, rationalise away -- (substitute a natural for a supernatural explanation of; "you can rationalize away all the strange noises you hear--there is no poltergeist in the house!")
       => reason -- (think logically; "The children must learn to reason")