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- Dictionaryexternalize/ɪkˈstəːnəlʌɪz/
verb
- 1. give external existence or form to: "elements of the internal construction were externalized on to the facade"
- 2. fail or choose not to incorporate (costs) as part of a pricing structure, especially social and environmental costs resulting from a product's manufacture and use.
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EXTERNALIZE definition: 1. to express feelings, especially bad feelings, such as anger: 2. to express feelings, especially…. Learn more.
The meaning of EXTERNALIZE is to make external or externally manifest. How to use externalize in a sentence. to make external or externally manifest; to attribute to causes outside the self : rationalize…
to express feelings, especially bad feelings, such as anger: You have to learn to externalize your anger. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Showing and demonstrating. act out. attest. bemedaled. bespeak. breastbeating. define. indicate. masterclass. ostensively. outlet. point (something/someone) out. point the way idiom. reflect. reveal.
verb (used with object) , ex·ter·nal·ized, ex·ter·nal·iz·ing. to make external; embody in an outward form. to regard as consisting of externals. to regard or treat as being caused by externals; attribute to external causes: to externalize one's difficulties.
If you externalize something, you show or express it on the outside. You can externalize your anger at the poor quality of the food at the restaurant, but the other patrons would probably prefer you didn't rant at the waiter in front of them — so would the waiter.
If you externalize your ideas or feelings, you express them openly, in words or actions. [ formal ] For the Prime Minister, externalising the problem would divert attention from his domestic troubles.
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]
