rationalize

1. V-T If you try to rationalize attitudes or actions that are difficult to accept, you think of reasons to justify or explain them. 使合理化; 為…做合理解釋

He further rationalized his activity by convincing himself that he was actually promoting peace. 他通過(guò)說(shuō)服自己確實(shí)是在促進(jìn)和平來(lái)進(jìn)一步使自己的行為合理化。