From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishexternalizeex‧ter‧nal‧ize (also externalise British English) /ɪkˈstɜːnəlaɪz $ -ɜːr-/ AWL verb [transitive] formal EXPRESSto express inner feelings → internalize —externalization /ɪkˌstɜːnəlaɪˈzeɪʃən $ -ˌstɜːrnələ-/ noun [countable, uncountable]→ See Verb table
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externalize• Having internalized, or appropriated, what is culturally available, men can then externalize and construct different sorts of meaning.• But alcoholics tend to externalize their problems.• They allow us to externalize what we hold in our own subconscious depths.From Longman Business Dictionaryexternalizeex‧ter‧nal‧ize /ɪkˈstɜːnəl-aɪz-ɜːr-/ (also externalise British English) verb [transitive]HUMAN RESOURCESCOMMERCE if a company externalizes supplies or services, it buys them from other companies rather than making them or performing them itselfSYNOUTSOURCEJobs were lost as firms externalized services previously provided in-house.→ See Verb table 