transitive verb
-·ized·, -·iz·ing- to give or attribute an external form or objective character outside the self to (states of mind, attitudes, etc.)
- externalize
exteriorize
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exteriorize
transitive verb
ex·te·ri·or·ized, ex·te·ri·or·iz·ing, ex·te·ri·or·iz·es- To turn outward; externalize: They exteriorized their feelings of sympathy by erecting monuments to the deceased.
- Medicine To expose (an internal organ or body part), as in surgery.
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Verb
(third-person singular simple present exteriorizes, present participle exteriorizing, simple past and past participle exteriorized)
- To externalize.
- (surgery) To expose (an internal organ) for observation or surgery.
Origin
exterior + -ize
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exteriorize - Medical Definition
v.
To expose an internal organ or body part, as in surgery.
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