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

Derived forms: rationalized away, rationalizes away, rationalizing away

Type of: reason