| English verb: externalize | |||
| 1. | externalize (cognition) regard as objective | ||
| Synonyms | externalise, project | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s something PP | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | ascribe, assign, attribute, impute | ||
| Domain category | psychological science, psychology | ||
| 2. | externalize (change) make external or objective, or give reality to | ||
| Samples | Language externalizes our thoughts. | ||
| Synonyms | exteriorise, exteriorize, externalise, objectify | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | alter, change, modify | ||