rationalisation

English

Etymology

From French rationalisation, equivalent to rational +‎ -isation or rationalise +‎ -ation.

Noun

rationalisation (countable and uncountable, plural rationalisations)

1. Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of rationalization.
   • 1999 July 9, Bernard Burgoyne, “The Mind”, in The Guardian‎^[1]:

     The conscious mind refuses to admit any failure to perceive, and puts in its place a series of rationalisations which are fabrications and distortions of the real nature of things.

   • 2020 December 2, Paul Bigland, “My weirdest and wackiest Rover yet”, in Rail, page 67:

     My trip along the rest of the line is delightful. It's yet another route that has recovered from previous rationalisation by having tracks and platforms reinstated in recent years.

French

Etymology

From rationaliser +‎ -ation.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʁa.sjɔ.na.li.za.sjɔ̃/

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Noun

rationalisation f (plural rationalisations)

1. rationalisation

Further reading

• “rationalisation”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.