externalize
externalize Lexical Profile
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• verb
To give outward or tangible form to an internal thought, feeling, or abstract concept; to express outwardly.
"Writing in a journal helped the artist externalize her complex feelings of grief and hope."
To attribute one's own internal difficulties, responsibilities, or negative emotions to outside forces or other people (in psychology).
"Instead of examining his own study habits, the student tended to externalize blame for his low grades."
To shift the costs or burdens of an economic activity onto outside parties or society at large rather than paying for them directly.
"New regulations were introduced to prevent manufacturing plants from externalizing the cost of environmental cleanup."
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Word Origin & Etymology
First recorded in the mid-19th century, formed from the adjective 'external' (from Latin externus, meaning 'outward') combined with the verb-forming suffix '-ize'.