exteriorize

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English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From exterior +‎ -ize.

Pronunciation

  • (US) IPA(key): /ɪkˈstɪɹi.əˌɹaɪz/, /ɛkˈstɪɹi.əˌɹaɪz/
  • Hyphenation: ex‧te‧ri‧or‧ize

Verb

exteriorize (third-person singular simple present exteriorizes, present participle exteriorizing, simple past and past participle exteriorized)

  1. (transitive) To externalize.
  2. (surgery, transitive) To expose (an internal organ) for observation or surgery.

Derived terms

Portuguese

Verb

exteriorize

  1. inflection of exteriorizar:
    1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
    2. third-person singular imperative