externalize

externalize
ex·ter·nal·ize or Brit ex·ter·nal·ise ek-'stərn-əl-.īz vt, -ized or Brit -ised; -iz·ing or Brit -is·ing
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 Brit ex·ter·nal·isa·tion -.stərn-əl-ə-'zā-shən n

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  • externalize — 1852, from EXTERNAL (Cf. external) + IZE (Cf. ize). Related: Externalized; externalizing …   Etymology dictionary

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  • externalize — /ik sterr nl uyz /, v.t., externalized, externalizing. 1. to make external; embody in an outward form. 2. to regard as consisting of externals. 3. to regard or treat as being caused by externals; attribute to external causes: to externalize one s …   Universalium

  • externalize — transitive verb ( ized; izing) Date: 1852 1. to make external or externally manifest 2. to attribute to causes outside the self ; rationalize < externalized his lack of ability to succeed > …   New Collegiate Dictionary

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