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Definition of externalize verb from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

externalize

verb
 
/ɪkˈstɜːnəlaɪz/
 
/ɪkˈstɜːrnəlaɪz/
(British English also externalise)
(formal)
Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they externalize
 
/ɪkˈstɜːnəlaɪz/
 
/ɪkˈstɜːrnəlaɪz/
he / she / it externalizes
 
/ɪkˈstɜːnəlaɪzɪz/
 
/ɪkˈstɜːrnəlaɪzɪz/
past simple externalized
 
/ɪkˈstɜːnəlaɪzd/
 
/ɪkˈstɜːrnəlaɪzd/
past participle externalized
 
/ɪkˈstɜːnəlaɪzd/
 
/ɪkˈstɜːrnəlaɪzd/
-ing form externalizing
 
/ɪkˈstɜːnəlaɪzɪŋ/
 
/ɪkˈstɜːrnəlaɪzɪŋ/
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  1. externalize something to show what you are thinking and feeling by what you say or do
    • His worries about losing his job were externalized in angry outbursts at home.
    compare internalize
See externalize in the Oxford Advanced American DictionarySee externalize in the Oxford Learner's Dictionary of Academic English
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