externalize
English
Verb
externalize (third-person singular simple present externalizes, present participle externalizing, simple past and past participle externalized)
- To make something external or objective
- To represent something abstract or intangible as material; to embody
- (psychology) To attribute emotions etc to external circumstances; to project
- (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
Galician
Verb
externalize
- (reintegrationist norm) inflection of externalizar:
- first/third-person singular present subjunctive
- third-person singular imperative
Portuguese
Verb
externalize
- inflection of externalizar:
- first/third-person singular present subjunctive
- third-person singular imperative
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