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externalise

externalise is the alternative spelling of externalize.

Meaning of externalize

Verb

externalize (third-person singular simple present externalizes, present participle externalizing, simple past and past participle externalized)

  1. To make something external or objective.
  2. To represent something abstract or intangible as material; to embody.
  3. To attribute emotions etc to external circumstances; to project.
  4. 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.

Forms of externalise

third-person singular presentexternalises
present participleexternalising
past participleexternalised
pastexternalised

Words formed from externalise

Questions about externalise

What is externalise the alternative spelling of?
Externalise is the alternative spelling of externalize.

Words near externalise in the dictionary

  1. external urethral orifices
  2. external world
  3. external worlds
  4. externalisation
  5. externalisations
  6. externalise
  7. externalised
  8. externalises
  9. externalising
  10. externalism
  11. externalisms

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Adapted from Wiktionary: externalise (page history and authors); externalize (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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