Cut
Cut verb - Weed out unwanted or unnecessary things.
Usage example: We had to lose weight, so we cut the sugar from our diet
Rationalize is a synonym for cut in reduce topic. In some cases you can use "Rationalize" instead a verb "Cut".
Rationalize
Rationalize verb - Weed out unwanted or unnecessary things.
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This reaches its climax in the The Final Cut, when Urquhart breaks the fourth wall to rationalize a massacre of Cypriot schoolgirls by his conscripted troops: Urquhart: You want a strong leader who is not afraid to act.
Source: Series / House of Cards (UK)
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