Thesaurus.com
Dictionary.com
Showing results for externalize. Search instead for externalise.
Definitions

externalize

[ik-stur-nl-ahyz] / ɪkˈstɜr nlˌaɪz /


Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

The unnamed protagonist, known in the scripts as “M,” was so complexly drawn that Weisz is now struggling to externalize the experience of playing her.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 26, 2026

"The agribusiness system has relied on the ability to externalize these costs to downstream communities," said Tom Zimnicki, the Agricultural & Restoration Policy Director for the Alliance for the Great Lakes.

From Salon • Jul. 14, 2022

We actually had to cut down quite a bit of the dialogue, the chatter, and so on, and externalize a lot of the interior emotions that Martha was feeling.

From The Verge • Jun. 5, 2022

But there are certain people that become so frenzied around human beings that are compelled to externalize their inner life, and there’s a jealousy thing that drives people crazy.

From Seattle Times • May 25, 2022

“That’s what I mean. You have to tell me everything, externalize it all for me, so I can write it.”

From "The River" by Gary Paulsen




Vocabulary lists containing externalize


Vocabulary.com logo
by dictionary.com

Look it up. Learn it forever.

Remember "externalize" for good with VocabTrainer. Expand your vocabulary effortlessly with personalized learning tools that adapt to your goals.

Take me to Vocabulary.com