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to exteriorize

to exteriorize

9.0
To show your thoughts or feelings so others can see them
  • verb
  • /ɪkˈstɪəriəˌraɪz/
  • Literature
translation icon : exteriorizar
  • The artist managed to exteriorize her emotions through vivid colors and bold brushstrokes.

Examples

  • The team's goal was to exteriorize their innovative ideas in a way that the public could easily understand.

  • In his lecture, he sought to exteriorize complex theories into relatable examples for the students.

  • He's produced or exteriorized a ridiculously large percentage of our shared cultural capital, and no, I am not talking about the GPL or the FSF's propaganda.

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Synonyms

to expose
vsto exteriorize
146 2.8

Make something visible by removing a cover or letting light reach it

is about expressing or representing inner states rather than just unveiling facts
to embody
vsto exteriorize
104 5.1

Show an idea, quality or feeling in a clear visible way

is more about making inner content visible rather than creating physical form
to bring out
vsto exteriorize
76 3.0

Make a quality or detail easier to notice

is about showing ideas outwardly, not only highlighting certain features
to externalize
vsto exteriorize
5 7.0

Show an inner thought or feeling so others can see it

is about making ideas or feelings outwardly visible in any form
to objectify
vsto exteriorize
2 7.4

To make an idea or feeling into a real, visible thing

is about turning thoughts or feelings into outward, observable form
to corporealize
vsto exteriorize
  • Formal
1 9.9

To make an idea or feeling into something physical

is broader, covering any outward expression not only physical form

Antonyms

to internalize
  • US
37 6.7

To accept a belief so you think and act that way

How Visible

to exteriorize
  • Literature
9.0
to reveal
∞ 2.3
to express
∞ 2.3
to hint
136 2.0
to conceal
282 3.7

Surface Forms

exteriorize infinitive
exteriorized past
exteriorized past participle
exteriorizing present participle
exteriorizes third person singular

Morphology

exteriorize = exterior (transparent) = exterior + ize

Productive verb formation from the adjective 'exterior' with the suffix '-ize', meaning 'to make or render external', which learners can derive from the base.

Etymology

Exteriorize comes from the prefix ex- 'out' and the word exterior 'outside', the same idea you see in exit and external. It means to move a private thought or feeling into the open, so to 'exteriorize' an idea is to make it visible or say it aloud.