- externalization
- noun Date: 1803 1. a. the action or process of externalizing b. the quality or state of being externalized 2. something externalized ; embodiment
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Externalization — This article is about social philosophy. For externalization (of cost), in the context of economics, see externality.Externalization means to put something outside of its original borders, especially to put a human function outside of the human… … Wikipedia
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externalization — externalize (also externalise) ► VERB 1) give external existence or concrete form to. 2) express (a thought or feeling) in words or actions. DERIVATIVES externalization noun … English terms dictionary
externalization — /ik sterr nl euh zay sheuhn/, n. 1. the act or process of externalizing. 2. the quality or state of being externalized. 3. something that is externalized. [1795 1805; EXTERNALIZE + ATION] * * * … Universalium
externalization — noun a physical thing that typifies an abstract thing; an embodiment or personalization … Wiktionary
externalization — ex·ter·nal·iza·tion (ek stur″nəl ĭ zaґshən) 1. the tendency to perceive in the external world and external objects components of one s own personality, including instinctual impulses, conflicts, moods, attitudes, and ways of… … Medical dictionary
externalization — n. act of embodying in outward form, exteriorization, act of making external … English contemporary dictionary
externalization — ex·ter·nal·iza·tion … English syllables
externalization — See: externalize … English dictionary
