externalize en · VERB
Pronunciation
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Etymology
Etymology tree English external Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)bor. Late Latin -izōder. Middle French -iserbor. Middle English -isen English -ize English externalize From external + -ize.
Meanings
- To make something external or objective.
- To represent something abstract or intangible as material; to embody.
- To attribute emotions etc to external circumstances; to project.
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To direct to others, as costs or benefits.
Operating a low-cost, high-pollution manufacturing process externalizes costs in the form of adverse human health consequences and ecosystem effects.
Offering high-quality software as open-source externalizes benefits to a large community, but also externalizes much of the cost of testing and further development.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| externalizing | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| externalizes | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| externalized | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| externalized | Tense=Past | lexicographic |
Deriveds
externalizable · externalizer · unexternalized · externalization