Externalize — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

regard as objective

make external or objective, or give reality to

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ɛkstˈɜːnəlˌaɪz/

🇬🇧British English

/ɛkstˈɜːnəlˌaɪz/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɛkstˈɜːnəlˌaɪz/

4 syllables Say it as /ɛkstˈɜːnəlˌaɪz/.

Examples

language externalizes our thoughts

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

objectify exteriorise exteriorize externalise project

Parts of Speech

verb	regard as objective
verb	make external or objective, or give reality to “language externalizes our thoughts”

Word Forms

exteriorisation	noun	embodying in an outward form
objectification	noun	a concrete representation of an abstract idea or principle
object	noun	a tangible and visible entity; an entity that can cast a shadow

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

externalisieren

als objektiv betrachten

🇫🇷French

extérioriser

considérer comme objectif

🇪🇸Spanish

exteriorizar

considerar como objetivo

🇮🇹Italian

esternare

considerare come oggettivo

🇳🇱Dutch

externaliseren

als objectief beschouwen

🇵🇹Portuguese

externalizar

considerar como objetivo

🇷🇺Russian

воплощать в жизнь

рассматривать как объективный

India

🇮🇳Hindi

अमल में लाना

उद्देश्य के रूप में मानें

🇧🇩Bengali

বাহ্যিক করা

উদ্দেশ্য হিসাবে বিবেচনা

🇮🇳Tamil

வெளிப்புறமாக்கு

குறிக்கோளாக கருதுகின்றனர்

🇮🇳Telugu

బాహ్యీకరించు

లక్ష్యంగా పరిగణించండి

🇮🇳Marathi

बाह्य करणे

उद्दिष्ट मानणे

🇮🇳Gujarati

બાહ્ય બનાવવું

ઉદ્દેશ્ય તરીકે ગણવું

🇮🇳Kannada

ಬಾಹ್ಯೀಕರಿಸು

ವಸ್ತುನಿಷ್ಠವಾಗಿ ಪರಿಗಣಿಸಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ബാഹ്യമാക്കുക

വസ്തുനിഷ്ഠമായി പരിഗണിക്കുക

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਬਾਹਰੀ ਬਣਾਉਣਾ

ਉਦੇਸ਼ ਵਜੋਂ ਸਮਝੋ

🇵🇰Urdu

بیرونی بنانا

مقصد کے طور پر غور کریں

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

外在化

视为客观

🇯🇵Japanese

外部化する

客観的に考える

🇰🇷Korean

외부화하다

객관적으로 간주하다

🇻🇳Vietnamese

ngoại hóa

coi là khách quan

🇹🇭Thai

ภายนอก

ถือเป็นวัตถุประสงค์

🇮🇩Indonesian

mewujudkan

menganggapnya objektif

🇲🇾Malay

luaran

menganggap sebagai objektif

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

تخريج

اعتبارها موضوعية

🇮🇷Persian

بیرونی کردن

به عنوان عینی در نظر گرفته شود

🇹🇷Turkish

dışsallaştırmak

objektif olarak görmek

🇮🇱Hebrew

לְהַחצִין

להתייחס כאובייקטיבי

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