colour vs rationalise

rationalise vs colour

colour is a noun but rationalise is not a noun.

colour is an adjective but rationalise is not an adjective.

colour and rationalise both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
colour	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
rationalise	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, rationalise is a hypernym of colour; that is, rationalise is a word with a broader meaning than colour:

colour: give a deceptive explanation or excuse for
rationalise: defend, explain, clear away, or make excuses for by reasoning

Other hypernyms of colour include apologise, apologize, excuse, rationalize.

colour (noun)	rationalise (noun)
a visual attribute of things that results from the light they emit or transmit or reflect
the appearance of objects (or light sources) described in terms of a person's perception of their hue and lightness (or brightness) and saturation
the timbre of a musical sound
interest and variety and intensity
an outward or token appearance or form that is deliberately misleading
(physics) the characteristic of quarks that determines their role in the strong interaction
any material used for its color

colour (adjective)	rationalise (adjective)
having or capable of producing colors

colour (verb)	rationalise (verb)
change color, often in an undesired manner	weed out unwanted or unnecessary things
add color to	remove irrational quantities from
affect as in thought or feeling	think rationally; employ logic or reason
give a deceptive explanation or excuse for	defend, explain, clear away, or make excuses for by reasoning
decorate with colors	structure and run according to rational or scientific principles in order to achieve desired results
modify or bias

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