English
rerationalization
From re- + rationalization.
Formed from re- + rationalization
Proto-Italic *wre- ‘again’
English re-
Latin reor ‘to compute’
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Latin ratiōnālis ‘rational, reasonable, of or possessing reason’
French rationnel ‘rational’
French rationaliser ‘to rationalize’
French rationalisation
English rationalization
Today it means
noun The process of rerationalizing.
Sources
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Etymograph / rerationalization