derationalize
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Definition of derationalize
1 sense · 1 part of speech · etymology included
verb
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(transitive)To make irrational.
“And, inasmuch as the soul is influenced, to an indefinite degree, by the body, atavism seems to derationalize the Christian theory of morality.”
“Thus, by the self-subversive logic of evolution in legal ideas, we derationalize procedure the better to vindicate the rationalization of substantive law.”
“This achieves the purpose of expanding the framework inside which performers are compelled to work, and also — as the intellectual must do — it elaborates an alternative argument to the prevailing conventions that so deaden and dehumanize and derationalize the human spirit.”
“Thus far, I have been arguing that Ginsberg's poetry represents an attempt to demasculinize and derationalize American poetry; however, Ginsberg's poetic project also has an aggressively masculine side as well.”
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Etymology
From de- + rational + -ize.
Words you can make from derationalize
200+ playable · top: DEREALIZATION (23 pts)
Best play derealization 23 points12-letter words
2 words11-letter words
3 words10-letter words
4 words9-letter words
21 words- DEIONIZER 19 pts
- DENTALIZE 19 pts
- IDEALIZER 19 pts
- LATERIZED 19 pts
- LATINIZED 19 pts
- NOTARIZED 19 pts
- ALIZARINE 18 pts
- LINEARIZE 18 pts
- ALIENATED 10 pts
- AREOLATED 10 pts
- DEALATION 10 pts
- EDITORIAL 10 pts
- INTERLAID 10 pts
- RADIATION 10 pts
- REEDITION 10 pts
- RODENTIAL 10 pts
- TAILENDER 10 pts
- TOENAILED 10 pts
- TRAINLOAD 10 pts
- ALIENATOR 9 pts
- RATIONALE 9 pts
8-letter words
68 words- ANODIZER 18 pts
- DEIONIZE 18 pts
- EROTIZED 18 pts
- IDEALIZE 18 pts
- IDOLIZER 18 pts
- IRONIZED 18 pts
- LIONIZED 18 pts
- REALIZED 18 pts
- ALIZARIN 17 pts
- ATRAZINE 17 pts
- LATERIZE 17 pts
- LATINIZE 17 pts
- LIONIZER 17 pts
- NOTARIZE 17 pts
- TRIAZINE 17 pts
- TRIAZOLE 17 pts
- ANTIDORA 9 pts
- ANTLERED 9 pts
- AROINTED 9 pts
- DAINTIER 9 pts
- DATELINE 9 pts
- DELATION 9 pts
- DELETION 9 pts
- DENTALIA 9 pts
- DERATION 9 pts
- DETAILER 9 pts
- DETAINER 9 pts
- DILATION 9 pts
- DOLERITE 9 pts
- ELATERID 9 pts
- ENTAILED 9 pts
- ENTOILED 9 pts
- ERADIATE 9 pts
- IDEATION 9 pts
- IDOLATER 9 pts
- IODINATE 9 pts
- LARIATED 9 pts
- LINEATED 9 pts
- LOITERED 9 pts
- OLEANDER 9 pts
- ORDINATE 9 pts
- ORIENTED 9 pts
- RATIONED 9 pts
- REDOLENT 9 pts
- RELOANED 9 pts
- RENAILED 9 pts
- RETAILED 9 pts
- RETAINED 9 pts
- RETINOID 9 pts
- RONDELET 9 pts
- TAENIOID 9 pts
- TAILORED 9 pts
- TIDELINE 9 pts
- TOLIDINE 9 pts
- TRINODAL 9 pts
- AERATION 8 pts
- AEROLITE 8 pts
- ALIENATE 8 pts
- AREOLATE 8 pts
- ELATERIN 8 pts
- ENTAILER 8 pts
- INERTIAE 8 pts
- INERTIAL 8 pts
- NOTARIAL 8 pts
- ORIENTAL 8 pts
- RATIONAL 8 pts
- RELATION 8 pts
- TREENAIL 8 pts
7-letter words
101 words- ANODIZE 17 pts
- DANAZOL 17 pts
- DIAZINE 17 pts
- DIAZOLE 17 pts
- DITZIER 17 pts
- IDOLIZE 17 pts
- IODIZER 17 pts
- IONIZED 17 pts
- REZONED 17 pts
- TEAZLED 17 pts
- EROTIZE 16 pts
- IONIZER 16 pts
- IRONIZE 16 pts
- LAZARET 16 pts
- LIONIZE 16 pts
- REALIZE 16 pts
- ADRENAL 8 pts
- AERADIO 8 pts
- AERATED 8 pts
- AIRDATE 8 pts
- ALERTED 8 pts
- ALIENED 8 pts
- ALTERED 8 pts
- ANEARED 8 pts
- ANEROID 8 pts
- ANTIRED 8 pts
- ARANEID 8 pts
- DARIOLE 8 pts
- DEALATE 8 pts
- DELAINE 8 pts
- DELATOR 8 pts
- DELIRIA 8 pts
- DENARII 8 pts
- DETRAIN 8 pts
- DIATRON 8 pts
- DILATER 8 pts
- DILATOR 8 pts
- DINITRO 8 pts
- DIORITE 8 pts
- EDITION 8 pts
- ELOINED 8 pts
- ERODENT 8 pts
- INDITER 8 pts
- INEDITA 8 pts
- LADRONE 8 pts
- LANATED 8 pts
- LANIARD 8 pts
- LATENED 8 pts
- LATERAD 8 pts
- LEADIER 8 pts
- LEARNED 8 pts
- LENITED 8 pts
- LENTOID 8 pts
- LEOTARD 8 pts
- LIANOID 8 pts
- NADIRAL 8 pts
- NITRIDE 8 pts
- ORDINAL 8 pts
- RADIALE 8 pts
- RADIANT 8 pts
- RADIATE 8 pts
- REDLINE 8 pts
- REDTAIL 8 pts
- RELATED 8 pts
- RELINED 8 pts
- REOILED 8 pts
- RETILED 8 pts
- TALONED 8 pts
- TENDRIL 8 pts
- TIARAED 8 pts
- TOLIDIN 8 pts
- TRAILED 8 pts
- TRAINED 8 pts
- AEOLIAN 7 pts
- AILERON 7 pts
- AIRLINE 7 pts
- ALATION 7 pts
- ALIENER 7 pts
- ALIENOR 7 pts
- ANTIAIR 7 pts
- ARENITE 7 pts
- AREOLAE 7 pts
- ATELIER 7 pts
- ELATION 7 pts
- ELOINER 7 pts
- ENTERAL 7 pts
- ETERNAL 7 pts
- INERTIA 7 pts
- LATRINE 7 pts
- LINEATE 7 pts
- LINTIER 7 pts
- NITERIE 7 pts
- NITRILE 7 pts
- RATLINE 7 pts
- RELIANT 7 pts
- RETINAE 7 pts
- RETINAL 7 pts
- RETINOL 7 pts
- TAENIAE 7 pts
- TELERAN 7 pts
- TOENAIL 7 pts
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