Defend and Rationalize

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Defend verb - To drive danger or attack away from.

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Rationalize and defend are semantically related in show support for topic. In some cases you can use "Rationalize" instead a verb "Defend".

Rationalize verb - Defend, explain, clear away, or make excuses for by reasoning.

Usage example: rationalize the child's seemingly crazy behavior

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Defend and rationalize are semantically related in justify topic. Sometimes you can use "Defend" instead a verb "Rationalize".

work	defend work	rationalize work
name	defend name	rationalize name
point	defend point	rationalize point
time	defend time	rationalize time
Other words: way, decision, actions, anyone.

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