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to exteriorize

to exteriorize

1 9.0
To show your thoughts or feelings so others can see them
  • verb
  • /ɪkˈstɪəriəˌraɪz/
  • Literature
: 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 embody
vsto exteriorize
96 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 expose
vsto exteriorize
67 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 bring out
vsto exteriorize
44 3.0

Make a quality or detail easier to notice

is about showing ideas outwardly, not only highlighting certain features
to externalize
vsto exteriorize
4 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
1 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
30 6.7

To accept a belief so you think and act that way

How Visible

to exteriorize
  • Literature
1 9.0
to reveal
∞ 2.3
to express
∞ 2.3
to hint
119 2.0
to conceal
179 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.