GDict

externalize

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verb
  1. 1

    To make something external or objective.

  2. 2

    To represent something abstract or intangible as material; to embody.

  3. 3

    To attribute emotions etc to external circumstances; to project.

  4. 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.
    • Operating a low-cost, high-pollution manufacturing process externalizes costs in the form of adverse human health consequences and ecosystem effects.

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