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ex·ter·nal·ize
(ĭk-stûr′nə-līz′)tr.v. ex·ter·nal·ized, ex·ter·nal·iz·ing, ex·ter·nal·iz·es
1.
a. To make external.
b. To manifest externally: "Marriage is a nice way to externalize the private commitments made between you" (Patti Davis).
2. To attribute to outside causes.
3. To project or attribute (inner conflicts or feelings) to external circumstances or causes.
ex·ter′nal·i·za′tion (-lĭ-zā′shən) n.
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externalize
(ɪkˈstɜːnəˌlaɪz) ,exteriorize
,externalise
orexteriorise
vb (tr)
1. to make external; give outward shape to
2. (Psychoanalysis) psychol to attribute (one's own feelings) to one's surroundings
exˌternaliˈzation, exˌterioriˈzation, exˌternaliˈsation, exˌterioriˈsation n
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ex•ter•nal•ize
(ɪkˈstɜr nlˌaɪz)v.t. -ized, -iz•ing.
1. to make external; embody in an outward form.
2. to attribute to external causes.
3. to direct (the personality) outward in social relationships.
[1850–55]
ex•ter`nal•i•za′tion, n.
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externalize
Past participle: externalized
Gerund: externalizing
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| externalize |
| externalize |
| Present |
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| I externalize |
| you externalize |
| he/she/it externalizes |
| we externalize |
| you externalize |
| they externalize |
| Preterite |
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| I externalized |
| you externalized |
| he/she/it externalized |
| we externalized |
| you externalized |
| they externalized |
| Present Continuous |
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| I am externalizing |
| you are externalizing |
| he/she/it is externalizing |
| we are externalizing |
| you are externalizing |
| they are externalizing |
| Present Perfect |
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| I have externalized |
| you have externalized |
| he/she/it has externalized |
| we have externalized |
| you have externalized |
| they have externalized |
| Past Continuous |
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| I was externalizing |
| you were externalizing |
| he/she/it was externalizing |
| we were externalizing |
| you were externalizing |
| they were externalizing |
| Past Perfect |
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| I had externalized |
| you had externalized |
| he/she/it had externalized |
| we had externalized |
| you had externalized |
| they had externalized |
| Future |
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| I will externalize |
| you will externalize |
| he/she/it will externalize |
| we will externalize |
| you will externalize |
| they will externalize |
| Future Perfect |
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| I will have externalized |
| you will have externalized |
| he/she/it will have externalized |
| we will have externalized |
| you will have externalized |
| they will have externalized |
| Future Continuous |
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| I will be externalizing |
| you will be externalizing |
| he/she/it will be externalizing |
| we will be externalizing |
| you will be externalizing |
| they will be externalizing |
| Present Perfect Continuous |
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| I have been externalizing |
| you have been externalizing |
| he/she/it has been externalizing |
| we have been externalizing |
| you have been externalizing |
| they have been externalizing |
| Future Perfect Continuous |
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| I will have been externalizing |
| you will have been externalizing |
| he/she/it will have been externalizing |
| we will have been externalizing |
| you will have been externalizing |
| they will have been externalizing |
| Past Perfect Continuous |
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| I had been externalizing |
| you had been externalizing |
| he/she/it had been externalizing |
| we had been externalizing |
| you had been externalizing |
| they had been externalizing |
| Conditional |
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| I would externalize |
| you would externalize |
| he/she/it would externalize |
| we would externalize |
| you would externalize |
| they would externalize |
| Past Conditional |
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| I would have externalized |
| you would have externalized |
| he/she/it would have externalized |
| we would have externalized |
| you would have externalized |
| they would have externalized |
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Verb 1. externalize - regard as objective
psychological science, psychology - the science of mental life
2. externalize - make external or objective, or give reality to; "language externalizes our thoughts"
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externalize
verbTo represent (an abstraction, for example) in or as if in bodily form:
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externalize
[ɪkˈstɜːrnəlaɪz] externalise (British) vt (= express openly) [+ ideas, feelings] → exprimerCollins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
externalize
vt → externalisieren
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externalize
v. externalizar. V.: exteriorize
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