externalize

ɪkˈstɜrnəˌlaɪz

Definition of externalize - Reverso English Dictionary

Verb

tr.

communication

Rare

express ideas or feelings openly

Rare

He externalized his excitement by shouting joyfully.

articulate

verbalize

psychology

TECH.

attribute emotions to external circumstances

TECH.

She externalized her anxiety onto her work environment.

assign

attribute

project

business

TECH.

direct costs or benefits to others

TECH.

The company externalized the environmental costs to the community.

assign

delegate

outsource

embody

TECH.

represent something abstract as material

TECH.

The sculpture externalizes the concept of freedom.

embody

manifest

materialize

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Origin of externalize

Latin, externus (outside) + ize (to make)

Examples of externalize in a sentence

He externalized his thoughts during the debate.
He tends to externalize his stress onto others.
The therapist helped him externalize his feelings.
Firms often externalize costs to increase profits.
Externalizing benefits can impact market dynamics.
Artists often externalize emotions through their work.

He externalized his fears in the form of a painting.

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French:extérioriser, externaliser, ...
German:äußern, externalisieren, ...
Italian:esternare, esternalizzare, ...
Spanish:exteriorizar, externalizar, ...
Portuguese:externalizar, projetar, ...
Chinese:表达, 外化, ...
Japanese:表現する, 外在化する, ...
Arabic:عَبَّرَ, أَسْقَطَ, ...
Hebrew:לְבַטֵּא, לְהַחְצִין, ...
Russian:выразить, переносить, ...
Ukrainian:виразити, переносити, ...
Hindi:व्यक्त करना, बाहरीकरण करना, ...
Bengali:প্রকাশ করা, আরোপ করা, ...
Catalan:exterioritzar, externalitzar, ...
Czech:vyjádřit navenek, externalizovat, ...
Danish:udtrykke, projicere, ...
Dutch:uiten, externaliseren, ...
Greek:εξωτεριεύω, αποδίδω, ...
Hungarian:kifejezni, externalizálni, ...
Khmer:បង្ហាញចេញដោយបើកចំហ, បញ្ចេញអារម្មណ៍ទៅលើ, ...
Korean:표현하다, 투사하다, ...
Persian:بیان کرد, نسبت داد, ...
Polish:wyrażać, przypisywać, ...
Portuguese (BR):externalizar, projetar, ...
Romanian:a exprima, a externaliza, ...
Swedish:uttrycka, projicera, ...
Thai:แสดงออก, โยนความรู้สึกไปยังภายนอก, ...
Turkish:ifade etmek, yansıtmak, ...
Vietnamese:bày tỏ, quy kết, ...

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