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externalize

[ ik-stur-nl-ahyz ]

verb (used with object)

externalized, externalizing.
  1. to make external; embody in an outward form.
  2. to regard as consisting of externals.
  3. to regard or treat as being caused by externals; attribute to external causes:

    to externalize one's difficulties.

  4. to direct (the personality) outward in social relationships.


externalize

/ ɪkˈstɪərɪəˌraɪz; ɪkˈstÉœËnəˌlaɪz /

verb

  1. to make external; give outward shape to
  2. psychol to attribute (one's own feelings) to one's surroundings
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Derived Forms

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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of externalize1

First recorded in 1850–55; external + -ize
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Example Sentences

It’s still promoting this externalized view of minorities; it’s a problem that pervades the Oscars and how they look at minorities, generally.

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"The solution to some kind of environmental damage was simply externalized to somewhere else. It was shifted basically to the global south."

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Phthalate exposure is just one way the plastics industry externalizes harms.

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Research has long suggested a link between mothers' mental health during pregnancy and children's externalizing behaviors.

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“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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