exteriorize

(ek stirē ər īz′, ik-)

transitive verb exteriorized, exteriorizing

  1. to give or attribute an external form or objective character outside the self to (states of mind, attitudes, etc.)
  2. externalize

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See exteriorize in American Heritage Dictionary 4

transitive verb ex·te·ri·or·ized, ex·te·ri·or·iz·ing, ex·te·ri·or·iz·es
  1. To turn outward; externalize: They exteriorized their feelings of sympathy by erecting monuments to the deceased.
  2. Medicine To expose (an internal organ or body part), as in surgery.

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