externalize

ex·ter·nal·ize

transitive verb \ek-ˈstər-nə-ˌlīz\

ex·ter·nal·izedex·ter·nal·iz·ing

Definition of EXTERNALIZE

1

: to make external or externally manifest

2

: to attribute to causes outside the self : rationalize <externalized his lack of ability to succeed>

Examples of EXTERNALIZE

1. <an actress with an expressive face that wonderfully externalizes a wide range of emotions>

First Known Use of EXTERNALIZE

1852

Related to EXTERNALIZE

Synonyms

body, epitomize, express, embody, incarnate, incorporate, instantiate, manifest, materialize, personalize, personify, substantiate

Antonyms

disembody

Related Words

actualize, concretize, realize; exemplify, illustrate, image, objectify, symbolize, typify

Rhymes with EXTERNALIZE

accessorize, acclimatize, actualize, aerobicize, aestheticize, Africanize, allegorize, alphabetize, analogize, anatomize, anesthetize, animalize, annualize, antagonize, anthologize, anticlockwise, apologize, apostatize, apostrophize, arabicize, aromatize, automatize, bureaucratize, cannibalize, capitalize, categorize, catheterize, catholicize, characterize, collectivize, commercialize, commoditize, communalize, computerize, conservatize, containerize, contrariwise, conveyorize, cosmeticize, counterclockwise, criminalize, cross-fertilize, cut down to size, decentralize, decolonize, de-emphasize, de-energize, defeminize, deformalize, deglamorize, dehumanize, deionize, demagnetize, demobilize, democratize, demoralize, denationalize, deodorize, depersonalize, depolarize, depressurize, desensitize, destabilize, destigmatize, detribalize, devitalize, diabolize, digitalize, disenfranchise, disorganize, economize, emblematize, emotionalize, epitomize, epoxidize, eroticize, eternalize, evangelize, extemporize, familiarize, fanaticize, fictionalize, floor exercise, fool's paradise, formularize, free enterprise, gelatinize, generalize, geologize, Hispanicize, historicize, homogenize, hospitalize, hypothesize, idealize, illegalize, immobilize, immortalize, impersonalize, Indianize, indigenize, infantilize, initialize, internalize, italicize, legitimize, liberalize, literalize, lobotomize, lysogenize, macadamize, marginalize, metabolize, metastasize, militarize, mineralize, monopolize, mythologize, nationalize, naturalize, parenthesize, philosophize, poeticize, politicize, popularize, prioritize, proselytize, radicalize, reorganize, revitalize, ritualize, romanticize, secularize, self-fertilize, sensualize, sexualize, sovietize, subjectivize, suburbanize, subvocalize, systematize, temporalize, theologize, traditionalize, trivialize, ventriloquize, visualize

ex·ter·nal·ize

transitive verb    (Medical Dictionary)

ex·ter·nal·ized or British ex·ter·nal·isedex·ter·nal·iz·ing or British ex·ter·nal·is·ing

Medical Definition of EXTERNALIZE

1

a : to transform from a mental image into an apparently real object (as in hallucinations) : attribute (a mental image) to external causation <externalizing an obsession> b : to invent an explanation for (an inner problem whose actual basis is known only subconsciously) by attributing to causes outside the self : rationalize, project <externalized his failure>

2

: to direct outward socially <externalized her anger>

—ex·ter·nal·iza·tion or British ex·ter·nal·isa·tion \-ˌstərn-^əl-ə-ˈzā-shən\ noun

Variants of EXTERNALIZE

ex·ter·nal·ize or British ex·ter·nal·ise \ek-ˈstərn-^əl-ˌīz\