externalize

present singular third person externalizes · participle present externalizing · participle past externalized · past externalized

1. To make something external or objective.
2. To represent something abstract or intangible as material; to embody.
3. human sciencesTo attribute emotions etc to external circumstances; to project.
4. economicsTo direct to others, as costs or benefits.

   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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   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.