verb
Meaning 1
To externalize.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
exteriorize
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US: /ɪkˈstɪɹi.əˌɹaɪz/
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US: /ɛkˈstɪɹi.əˌɹaɪz/
verb
Meaning 2
To expose (an internal organ) for observation or surgery.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
Topics: medicine, sciences, surgery
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
verb
Meaning 3
make external or objective, or give reality to
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- language externalizes our thoughts
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: exteriorise, externalize, externalise, objectify
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: change, alter, modify
verb
Meaning 4
bring outside the body for surgery, of organs
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: bring outside
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: move, displace
History
Etymology
From exterior + -ize.