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externalize
[ ik-stur-nl-ahyz ]
verb (used with object)
- to make external; embody in an outward form.
- to regard as consisting of externals.
- to regard or treat as being caused by externals; attribute to external causes:
to externalize one's difficulties.
- to direct (the personality) outward in social relationships.
externalize
/ ɪkˈstɪərɪəˌraɪz; ɪkˈstɜːnəˌlaɪz /
verb
- to make external; give outward shape to
- psychol to attribute (one's own feelings) to one's surroundings
Derived Forms
- ˌٱԲˈپDz, noun
Other 51Թ Forms
- ԴDze·ٱn· adjective
- i··ٱn· adjective
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of externalize1
Example Sentences
“A Fantastic Woman” is still a movie that is externalizing a trans experience, because why is she a fantastic woman?
"The solution to some kind of environmental damage was simply externalized to somewhere else. It was shifted basically to the global south."
Phthalate exposure is just one way the plastics industry externalizes harms.
Research has long suggested a link between mothers' mental health during pregnancy and children's externalizing behaviors.
“Boeing has gleaned billions of dollars in profits over the past several decades partly through externalizing its waste disposal costs by dumping wastes into the Lower Duwamish River,” the Port said in its claim.
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