externalize
verb/ɪkˈstɜːnəlaɪz/
/ɪkˈstɜːrnəlaɪz/
(British English also externalise)
(formal)Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they externalize | /ɪkˈstɜːnəlaɪz/ /ɪkˈstɜːrnəlaɪz/ |
| he / she / it externalizes | /ɪkˈstɜːnəlaɪzɪz/ /ɪkˈstɜːrnəlaɪzɪz/ |
| past simple externalized | /ɪkˈstɜːnəlaɪzd/ /ɪkˈstɜːrnəlaɪzd/ |
| past participle externalized | /ɪkˈstɜːnəlaɪzd/ /ɪkˈstɜːrnəlaɪzd/ |
| -ing form externalizing | /ɪkˈstɜːnəlaɪzɪŋ/ /ɪkˈstɜːrnəlaɪzɪŋ/ |
- externalize something to show what you are thinking and feeling by what you say or do
- His worries about losing his job were externalized in angry outbursts at home.
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