| rational | weed out unwanted or unnecessary things |
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| rational | remove irrational qualities from, as in math |
| rational | think rationally |
| rational | defend, explain, clear away, or make excuses for by reasoning |
| rational | structure and run according to rational or scientific principles in order to achieve desired results |
| rational | substitute a natural for a supernatural explanation of |
| rational | the doctrine that reason is the right basis for regulating conduct |
| rational | the doctrine that knowledge is acquired by reason without resort to experience |
| rational | the theological doctrine that human reason rather than divine revelation establishes religious truth |
| rational | someone who emphasizes observable facts and excludes metaphysical speculation about origins or ultimate causes |
| rational | of or relating to or characteristic of rationalism |
| rational | of or relating to the philosophical doctrine of rationalism |