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derationalize

derationalize verb: to make irrational.

Verb

derationalize (third-person singular simple present derationalizes, present participle derationalizing, simple past and past participle derationalized)

  1. (transitive) To make irrational.
    • And, inasmuch as the soul is influenced, to an indefinite degree, by the body, atavism seems to derationalize the Christian theory of morality.1880, The Church Quarterly Review - Volume 9, page 310
    • Thus, by the self-subversive logic of evolution in legal ideas, we derationalize procedure the better to vindicate the rationalization of substantive law.1997, Richard Rawlings, Law, Society, and Economy: Centenary Essays for the London School of Economics and Political Science 1895-1995, →ISBN

Forms of derationalize

third-person singular presentderationalizes
present participlederationalizing
past participlederationalized
pastderationalized

Origin of derationalize

From de- + rational + -ize.

Questions about derationalize

What does derationalize mean?
Derationalize means to make irrational.
What part of speech is derationalize?
Derationalize is a verb.
What is the past tense of derationalize?
The past tense of derationalize is derationalized.

Words near derationalize in the dictionary

  1. derationalised
  2. derationalises
  3. derationalising
  4. derationalization
  5. derationalizations
  6. derationalize
  7. derationalized
  8. derationalizes
  9. derationalizing
  10. derationed
  11. derationing

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