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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesexternaliser
Pronunciation / Transliteration: ɛkstɛʁnalize
"Il est important d'externaliser les coûts environnementaux."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
To attribute or ascribe something internal, such as a thought, feeling, or problem, to an outside source or object.
"Therapy helps patients externalize their anxiety so they can confront it more objectively." - 2
In economics and business, to cause or allow costs associated with production or consumption to be borne by outside parties rather than the creator.
"Companies often externalize environmental pollution costs onto society."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Latin 'externus' (outward, external) combined with the suffix '-ize' (forming verbs denoting action). It entered modern psychological and sociological discourse in the mid-19th century to describe the projection of internal mental states or the shifting of internal costs to external entities.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Externalize" is said worldwide
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externaliser
Transliteration: ɛkstɛʁnalize
"Il est important d'externaliser les coûts environnementaux."
externalisieren
Transliteration: ɛkstɛʁnaliˈziːʁən
"Unternehmen neigen dazu, Kosten zu externalisieren."
esternalizzare
Transliteration: esternallizzare
"La società ha deciso di esternalizzare la produzione."
externalizar
Transliteration: eksternaɾliˈθaɾ
"Es necesario externalizar los sentimientos en la terapia."
externalizar
Transliteration: ɛʃtɛʁnaliˈzaɾ
"Devemos externalizar nossas preocupações para aliviar o estresse."
बाहरी बनाना
Transliteration: baaharee banana
"चिकित्सा में भावनाओं को बाहरी बनाना महत्वपूर्ण है।"
外部化
Transliteration: wài bù huà
"企业不应该将环境成本外部化。"
외재화하다
Transliteration: oejaehwada
"상담을 통해 내적 갈등을 외재화할 수 있습니다."
外在化する
Transliteration: gaizaikasuru
"問題を外在化することで客観的に見ることができる。"
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