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externalize

Syllabification: (ex·ter·nal·ize)
Pronunciation: /ikˈstərnəˌlīz/

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Definition of externalize

verb

[with object] (usually be externalized)
  • give external existence or form to:elements of the internal construction were externalized onto the facade
  • express (a thought or feeling) in words or actions:an urgent need to externalize the experience
  • Psychology project (a mental image or process) onto a figure outside oneself:such neuroses are externalized as interpersonal conflicts

Derivatives

externalization


noun

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