exteriorize
[ ik-steer-ee-uh-rahyz ]
/ ɪkˈstɪər i əˌraɪz /
verb (used with object), ex·te·ri·or·ized, ex·te·ri·or·iz·ing.
to make exterior; externalize.
Surgery.
to expose (an internal structure) temporarily outside the body, for observation, surgery, or experimentation.
Also
especially British,
ex·te·ri·or·ise.
OTHER WORDS FROM exteriorize
ex·te·ri·or·i·za·tion, nounWords nearby exteriorize
extenuation,
extenuatory,
exterior,
exterior angle,
exteriority,
exteriorize,
exterminate,
exterminator,
exterminatory,
extermine,
extern
Example sentences from the Web for exteriorization
Is it connected with the phenomena of exteriorization of sensitivity or motivity?
The Problems of Psychical Research |Hereward CarringtonAll music created or composed demands some exteriorization for the perception of the listener.
An Autobiography |Igor StravinskyA word, finally, as to the phenomena of "exteriorization of sensibility," to which reference was made in the last paragraph.
The Problems of Psychical Research |Hereward Carrington
British Dictionary definitions for exteriorization
exteriorize
exteriorise
/ (ɪkˈstɪərɪəˌraɪz) /
verb (tr)
surgery
to expose (an attached organ or part) outside a body cavity, esp in order to remove it from an operating area
another word for externalize
Derived forms of exteriorize
exteriorization or exteriorisation, nounMedical definitions for exteriorization
exteriorize
[ ĭk-stîr′ē-ə-rīz′ ]
v.
To turn outward; externalize.
To direct a patient's interest, thoughts, or feelings into a channel leading outside himself or herself.
To expose an internal organ temporarily for observation, or permanently for physiological experiment or surgery.