Externalize
(verb)
- To make external or visible; to give external form or expression to.
- To attribute or ascribe (an attitude, emotion, etc.) to external circumstances.
Origin:
From external + -ize.
Examples:
- He externalized his emotions by expressing them through his art.
- The company externalized its IT services to reduce costs.
- The therapist helped the patient externalize their feelings through journaling.
- The process of externalizing the company's operations was a major change for the employees.
- The patient externalized their anxiety by projecting it onto others.