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backward rationalizing

backward rationalizing is the present participle and gerund of backward rationalize.

Meaning of backward rationalize

Verb

backward rationalize (third-person singular simple present backward rationalizes, present participle backward rationalizing, simple past and past participle backward rationalized)

  1. (ambitransitive) To construct or invent an explanation for an action, decision, or outcome after it has already occurred, rather than reasoning from it beforehand.

Questions about backward rationalizing

What is backward rationalizing the present participle and gerund of?
Backward rationalizing is the present participle and gerund of backward rationalize.

Words near backward rationalizing in the dictionary

  1. backward rationalization
  2. backward rationalizations
  3. backward rationalize
  4. backward rationalized
  5. backward rationalizes
  6. backward rationalizing
  7. backward roll
  8. backward rolls
  9. backward slash
  10. backward slashes
  11. backward-compatible

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