EXTERNALIZES Synonyms: 22 Similar and Opposite Words

externalizes

verb

present tense third-person singular of externalize

as in embodies

to represent in visible form an actress with an expressive face that wonderfully externalizes a wide range of emotions

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Recent Examples of externalizes But reimagining American history — particularly Black American history — through dark fantasy externalizes systemic violence. — Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 17 Mar. 2026 But environmental groups say reduced regulation simply externalizes the costs to the public ― and that the people who live in the shadow of power plant smokestacks, in particular, pay the price. — Connor Giffin, Louisville Courier Journal, 20 Feb. 2026 In The Beauty, Murphy externalizes that logic, pushing it to its extreme conclusion. — Virgie Tovar, Forbes.com, 23 Jan. 2026 Writing, for instance, externalizes memory. — Dan Rockmore, New Yorker, 9 Aug. 2025

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Your performance really embodies the ambivalence of a soldier in a conflict like this, and yet it’s also filled with emotion.

— David Canfield, HollywoodReporter, 21 Oct. 2026
With his rooted presence and remarkable nuance, Nawazuddin embodies Mehboob’s essential contradictions.

— Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of embodies

Verb

The turbine also incorporates hollow superalloy blades designed to withstand high operating temperatures.

— Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 22 Oct. 2026
The vast, faintly industrial open warehouse incorporates concrete and wood surfaces, and glass walls frame views of the al fresco crowd in the courtyard.

— Jaclyn DeGiorgio, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Oct. 2026

Definition of incorporates

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The elliptical passage of time across the film’s broader structure also manifests more directly in how Tanaka shapes a scene, sometimes cutting off before the final word spoken.

— Kambole Campbell, Variety, 12 Oct. 2026
Grappling with how the world has molded you, and how that manifests in life, in love, and in your day job, can be an awkward process.

— Dylan Green, Pitchfork, 8 Oct. 2026

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