razionalizzare

to rationalize

verb rah-tsyoh-nah-leed-DZAH-reh Rare

Also means

to streamline

Usage Note

Razionalizzare is a high-register verb common in business and academic discourse. In corporate Italian it often means to restructure or cut costs: razionalizzare i costi means to cut/streamline costs. The reflexive razionalizzarsi can describe a process becoming more efficient on its own.

Examples

"Dobbiamo razionalizzare i processi aziendali."

Natural Translation

We need to rationalize the business processes.

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