Maintain
Maintain verb - To state (something) as a reason in support of or against something under consideration.
Usage example: she continued to maintain that a sewing machine would end up paying for itself since she could make her own clothes
Rationalize and maintain are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Rationalize" instead a verb "Maintain".
Rationalize
Rationalize verb - To give the reason for or cause of.
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Synonyms for Rationalize
Maintain and rationalize are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Maintain" instead a verb "Rationalize".
Common collocations
| presence | maintain presence | rationalize presence |
| appearance | maintain appearance | rationalize appearance |
| existence | maintain existence | rationalize existence |
| powers | maintain powers | rationalize powers |
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