externalize

动词 v.

英文释义

动词 v.
  1. To make something external or objective.
  2. To represent something abstract or intangible as material; to embody.
  3. To attribute emotions etc to external circumstances; to project.
  4. To direct to others, as costs or benefits.
    — Offering high-quality software as open-source externalizes benefits to a large community, but also externalizes much of the cost of testing and further development.

词形变化

externalizes present,singular,third-person externalizing participle,present externalized participle,past externalized past

词源

Etymology tree
English external
Proto-Indo-European *-id-
Proto-Indo-European *-yéti
Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti
Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō
Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)bor.
Late Latin -izōder.
Middle French -iserbor.
Middle English -isen
English -ize
English externalize
From external + -ize.
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