她为自己的迟到找借口，说是因为交通拥堵。

She ___rationalizes her lateness by blaming it on traffic.

经理决定优化工作流程以提高团队效率。

The manager ___rationalizes the workflow to improve team efficiency.

在解这个方程时，我们需要有理化分母。

When solving this equation, we need to ___rationalize the denominator.