v 1: show to be reasonable [syn: warrant]
2: show to be right [syn: vindicate]
3: defend, explain, clear away, or make excuses for by
reasoning; "rationalize the child's seemingly crazy
behavior"; "he rationalized his lack of success" [syn: apologize, apologise, excuse, rationalize, rationalise]
4: let off the hook; "I absolve you from this responsibility"
[syn: absolve, free] [ant: blame]
5: adjust the spaces between words; in printing; "justify the
margins"