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derationalizing

derationalizing is the present participle and gerund of derationalize.

Meaning of derationalize

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

Questions about derationalizing

What is derationalizing the present participle and gerund of?
Derationalizing is the present participle and gerund of derationalize.

Words near derationalizing in the dictionary

  1. derationalization
  2. derationalizations
  3. derationalize
  4. derationalized
  5. derationalizes
  6. derationalizing
  7. derationed
  8. derationing
  9. derations
  10. deratization
  11. deratizations

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