externalize
Valid in Scrabble
- Scrabble points
- 27
- Words With Friends
- 29
- Letters
- 11
Definition of externalize
4 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included
verb
- To make something external or objective.
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verb
- To make something external or objective.
- To represent something abstract or intangible as material; to embody.
- To attribute emotions etc to external circumstances; to project.
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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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Etymology
From external + -ize.
Words you can make from externalize
200+ playable · top: ETERNALIZE (19 pts)
Best play eternalize 19 points8-letter words
9 words7-letter words
21 words6-letter words
50 words- LAZIER 15 pts
- TEAZEL 15 pts
- TEAZLE 15 pts
- ZANIER 15 pts
- ZEATIN 15 pts
- ALEXIN 13 pts
- EXILER 13 pts
- EXTERN 13 pts
- REXINE 13 pts
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- ALINER 6 pts
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5-letter words
80 words- AZINE 14 pts
- NERTZ 14 pts
- RAZEE 14 pts
- ZAIRE 14 pts
- AXILE 12 pts
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- EXALT 12 pts
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- LATEX 12 pts
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- TELEX 12 pts
- XENIA 12 pts
- AERIE 5 pts
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- TRAIL 5 pts
- TRAIN 5 pts
- TREEN 5 pts
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4-letter words
39 words- IZAR 13 pts
- LAZE 13 pts
- AXEL 11 pts
- AXIL 11 pts
- AXLE 11 pts
- EXIT 11 pts
- ILEX 11 pts
- AIRN 4 pts
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- LIER 4 pts
- LINE 4 pts
- LINT 4 pts
Hooks
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