Externalize (Verb)
Meaning 1
Make external or objective, or give reality to; "language externalizes our thoughts".
Classification
Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc..
Examples
- Art has long been a powerful medium for artists to externalize their emotions and inner experiences.
- The writer's use of vivid imagery helps to externalize the thoughts and feelings of the protagonist.
- Through the careful curation of artifacts, the museum hopes to externalize the cultural heritage of the community for the public.
- Language serves as a critical tool that enables us to externalize our thoughts and ideas and share them with others.
- The team's collective creativity and imagination allow them to externalize their vision into tangible solutions.
Synonyms
Hypernyms
Meaning 2
Regard as objective.
Classification
Verbs of thinking, judging, analyzing, doubting.
Examples
- We externalize the law to treat it as a set of rules imposed upon us from outside, rather than as our own creation.
- She has a tendency to externalize her own flaws and view them as the result of external circumstances.
- Many people externalize their mental health issues and perceive them as coming from external factors rather than internal thoughts and emotions.
- Historically, humans have externalized various aspects of their psyche, attributing motivations and desires to their gods and goddesses.
- By externalizing time and viewing it as an external force rather than an internal construct, we may perceive it as controlling our lives.