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exteriorize
verb ex·te·ri·or·ize \ek-ˈstir-ē-ə-ˌrīz\
ex·te·ri·or·izedex·te·ri·or·iz·ing
Definition of EXTERIORIZE
transitive verb
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: to bring out of the body (as for surgery)
— ex·te·ri·or·iza·tion \-ˌstir-ē-ə-rə-ˈzā-shən\ noun
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First Known Use of EXTERIORIZE
1879
Rhymes with EXTERIORIZE
Americanize, apotheosize, colonialize, compartmentalize, conceptualize, consolation prize, contextualize, decriminalize, delegitimize, demilitarize, denaturalize, departmentalize, depoliticize, desexualize, epigrammatize, etymologize, Europeanize, ideologize, individualize, industrialize, internationalize, legitimatize, materialize, memorialize, miniaturize, politicalize, private enterprise, professionalize, psychoanalyze, revolutionize, self-actualize, sensationalize, sentimentalize, spiritualize, underutilize, universalize
Medical Dictionary
exteriorize
transitive verb ex·te·ri·or·ize
ex·te·ri·or·ized or British ex·te·ri·or·isedex·te·ri·or·iz·ing or British ex·te·ri·or·is·ing
Medical Definition of EXTERIORIZE
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: to bring out of the body (as for surgery) <the section of perforated colon was exteriorized>
—ex·te·ri·or·iza·tion or British ex·te·ri·or·isa·tion \-ˌstir-ē-ə-rə-ˈzā-shən\ noun
Variants of EXTERIORIZE
ex·te·ri·or·ize or British ex·te·ri·or·ise \ek-ˈstir-ē-ə-ˌrīz\
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