Logicalize

Part of speech: verb

Definitions

1. To apply principles of reasoning systematically to explain or make sense of something ; to convert information or ideas into a coherent, rational framework ; to argue or reason in a consistent and ordered manner
2. To impose a structured and rational explanation on concepts ; to transform thoughts or data into a logical system ; to reason methodically in order to clarify meaning or justify a position
3. To interpret or construct arguments in a methodical and sensible way ; to organize ideas according to formal rules of reasoning ; to develop a consistent and valid rationale for understanding or decision-making

Etymology: "Logicalize" is a plain formation: English "logical" with the verb-forming suffix "-ize" added to it. "Logical" itself comes from the Late Latin "logicalis," which in turn grows from the Greek "logikos," meaning relating to reason or speech, from "logos." The suffix "-ize" comes through Latin and Greek, where it turned nouns and adjectives into verbs meaning to make or cause to become something, as in "modernize" or "materialize." Put together, the verb means to make something logical, that is, to give thought, data, or an argument the form of a rational system. Its sense has stayed close to that construction, so the word reads almost exactly as its parts suggest.

Synonyms: rationalize, systematize, formalize, organize, structurize

Antonyms: illogicalize