externalization
noun
ex·ter·nal·i·za·tion
ek-ˌstər-nə-lə-ˈzā-shən 
1
a
: the action or process of externalizing
b
: the quality or state of being externalized
2
: something externalized : embodiment
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Examples of externalization in a Sentence
bizarre paintings that are the externalization of a very troubled psyche
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Virtuoso delivers accurate externalization and localization of sound, ensuring mix decisions translate well to loudspeakers.
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Mark Sparrow, Forbes, 6 Dec. 2024
The most popular strategy at the moment is what's known as 'border externalization' wherein third-countries, particularly in North and West Africa, are funded to either prevent people leaving their territory or intercept them on the way to Europe.
—Frey Lindsay, Forbes, 25 Oct. 2024
But this depiction of public shaming feels like a paranoid fantasy, an externalization of May’s guilt, rather than a believable development.
—Katy Waldman, The New Yorker, 19 Aug. 2024
Eventually, this paradigm shift allowed for the externalization of rivalries through international competition: namely, the motive to surpass national rivals in the colonial race.
—Selim Can Sazak, Foreign Affairs, 27 Oct. 2016
Interludes in which the accusing faces of prisoners silently fill the frame act as a sort of externalization of his survivor’s guilt.
—Robert Lloyd, Los Angeles Times, 2 May 2024
Lizzy’s landlord, Jo (Hong Chau), constructs enormous, colorful webs, externalizations of her open personality.
—Doreen St. Félix, The New Yorker, 22 June 2023
But Europe’s externalization policies haven’t worked.
—Laura Blasey, Los Angeles Times, 4 June 2023
The externalization of their depressive symptoms leads to some dark places as a result of Amy and Danny’s ongoing beef: Amy’s young daughter, June (Remy Holt), is placed in danger several times, Danny’s brother Paul (Young Mazino) almost dies, and Jordan is killed.
—Erin Qualey, Los Angeles Times, 10 Apr. 2023
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Mark Sparrow, Forbes, 6 Dec. 2024
The most popular strategy at the moment is what's known as 'border externalization' wherein third-countries, particularly in North and West Africa, are funded to either prevent people leaving their territory or intercept them on the way to Europe.
—Frey Lindsay, Forbes, 25 Oct. 2024
But this depiction of public shaming feels like a paranoid fantasy, an externalization of May’s guilt, rather than a believable development.
—Katy Waldman, The New Yorker, 19 Aug. 2024
Eventually, this paradigm shift allowed for the externalization of rivalries through international competition: namely, the motive to surpass national rivals in the colonial race.
—Selim Can Sazak, Foreign Affairs, 27 Oct. 2016
Interludes in which the accusing faces of prisoners silently fill the frame act as a sort of externalization of his survivor’s guilt.
—Robert Lloyd, Los Angeles Times, 2 May 2024
Lizzy’s landlord, Jo (Hong Chau), constructs enormous, colorful webs, externalizations of her open personality.
—Doreen St. Félix, The New Yorker, 22 June 2023
But Europe’s externalization policies haven’t worked.
—Laura Blasey, Los Angeles Times, 4 June 2023
The externalization of their depressive symptoms leads to some dark places as a result of Amy and Danny’s ongoing beef: Amy’s young daughter, June (Remy Holt), is placed in danger several times, Danny’s brother Paul (Young Mazino) almost dies, and Jordan is killed.
—Erin Qualey, Los Angeles Times, 10 Apr. 2023
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“Externalization.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/externalization. Accessed 31 Jan. 2025.
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