externalize

English

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.

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Verb

externalize (third-person singular simple present externalizes, present participle externalizing, simple past and past participle externalized)

1. To make something external or objective.
2. To represent something abstract or intangible as material; to embody.
3. (psychology) To attribute emotions etc to external circumstances; to project.
4. (economics) To direct to others, as costs or benefits.

   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.

   Operating a low-cost, high-pollution manufacturing process externalizes costs in the form of adverse human health consequences and ecosystem effects.

Derived terms

• externalizable
• externalization
• externalizer
• unexternalized

Galician

Verb

externalize

1. (reintegrationist norm) inflection of externalizar:
   1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
   2. third-person singular imperative

Portuguese

Verb

externalize

1. inflection of externalizar:
   1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
   2. third-person singular imperative