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EXTERNALISE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does externalise mean? 

EXTERNALISE (verb)
  The verb EXTERNALISE has 2 senses:

1. regard as objectiveplay

2. make external or objective, or give reality toplay

  Familiarity information: EXTERNALISE used as a verb is rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


EXTERNALISE (verb)

 Conjugation: 
Present simple: I / you / we / they externalise  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation ... he / she / it externalises  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation
Past simple: externalised  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation
Past participle: externalised  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation
-ing form: externalising  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation


Sense 1

Meaning:

Regard as objective

Classified under:

Verbs of thinking, judging, analyzing, doubting

Synonyms:

externalise; externalize; project

Hypernyms (to "externalise" is one way to...):

ascribe; assign; attribute; impute (attribute or credit to)

Domain category:

psychological science; psychology (the science of mental life)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s something PP


Sense 2

Meaning:

Make external or objective, or give reality to

Classified under:

Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.

Synonyms:

exteriorise; exteriorize; externalise; externalize; objectify

Context example:

language externalizes our thoughts

Hypernyms (to "externalise" is one way to...):

alter; change; modify (cause to change; make different; cause a transformation)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something


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