What does externalize mean?

Definitions for externalize
ɪkˈstɜr nlˌaɪzex·ter·nal·ize

This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word externalize.

Princeton's WordNet

  1. project, externalize, externaliseverb

    regard as objective

  2. exteriorize, exteriorise, externalize, externalise, objectifyverb

    make external or objective, or give reality to

    "language externalizes our thoughts"

Wiktionary

  1. externalizeverb

    To make something external or objective

  2. externalizeverb

    To represent something abstract or intangible as material; to embody

  3. externalizeverb

    To attribute emotions etc to external circumstances; to project

  4. externalizeverb

    To direct to others, as costs or benefits.

ChatGPT

  1. externalize

    Externalize generally means to express or reveal thoughts, feelings, or problems outwardly, or to make these tangible or visible in some way. It can also mean to place or attribute something outside oneself or to assign a project or service to an external group or business. The specific definition can vary depending on the context.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Externalizeverb

    to make external; to manifest by outward form

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of externalize in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of externalize in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

Examples of externalize in a Sentence

  1. Utah Kate Lyn Sheil:

    The way I do prepare as an actor is usually a much more private affair, so there is a performative quality to all of that stuff, you have to take something that is internal and externalize it, because Robert needed to see it for the camera.

  2. Thomas Troward:

    Desire will in due time externalize itself as concrete fact.

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