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exteriorization

noun · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • US: /ɪkˌstɪɹiɚɪˈzeɪʃən/
  • US: /ɛkˌstɪɹiɚɪˈzeɪʃən/
  • rhymes with -eɪʃən

1

noun

Meaning 1

The physical embodiment of an abstraction.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

The act of removing something from a body.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: medicine, sciences, surgery

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

The process of a thetan leaving its human body.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: Scientology, lifestyle, religion

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

noun

Meaning 4

embodying in an outward form

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: externalization, externalisation, exteriorisation

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: objectification

History

Etymology

From exteriorize + -ation or exterior + -ization.

Across languages

Translations

4 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: exteriorització — Translations
  • French: extériorisation — Translations
  • Portuguese: exteriorização — Translations
  • Spanish: exteriorización — Translations