a member of the genus Canis (probably descended from the common wolf) that has been domesticated by man since prehistoric times; occurs in many breeds; "the dog barked all night"
American musteline mammal typically ejecting an intensely malodorous fluid when startled; in some classifications put in a separate subfamily Mephitinae
remove irrational quantities from; "This function can be rationalized"
think rationally; employ logic or reason; "When one wonders why one is doing certain things, one should rationalize"
structure and run according to rational or scientific principles in order to achieve desired results; "We rationalized the factory's production and raised profits"