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Verb: rationalise away
Usage: Brit (=rationalize away)
  1. Substitute a natural for a supernatural explanation of
    "you can rationalise away all the strange noises you hear--there is no poltergeist in the house!"
    - rationalize away

Derived forms: rationalised away, rationalises away, rationalising away

Type of: reason