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externalized

externalized is the simple past and past participle 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.

Words formed from externalized

Questions about externalized

What is externalized the simple past and past participle of?
Externalized is the simple past and past participle of externalize.

Words near externalized in the dictionary

  1. externality
  2. externalizable
  3. externalization
  4. externalizations
  5. externalize
  6. externalized
  7. externalizer
  8. externalizers
  9. externalizes
  10. externalizing
  11. externall

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Adapted from Wiktionary: externalized (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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