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Noun: externalisation  ek,stur-nu-lI'zey-shun
Usage: Brit (N. Amer: externalization)
  1. Attributing to outside causes
    "His externalisation of blame prevented him from taking responsibility for his actions";
    - externalization
     
  2. Embodying in an outward form
    "The artist's externalisation of emotions through sculpture was powerful";
    - externalization, exteriorization, exteriorisation [Brit]

Derived forms: externalisations

Type of: ascription, attribution, objectification

Encyclopedia: Externalisation