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externalize vs ascribe

ascribe vs externalize

externalize and ascribe both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
externalize No No Yes No
ascribe No No Yes No
As verbs, ascribe is a hypernym of externalize; that is, ascribe is a word with a broader meaning than externalize:
  • externalize: regard as objective
  • ascribe: attribute or credit to
Other hypernyms of externalize include assign, attribute, impute.
externalize (verb) ascribe (verb)
make external or objective, or give reality to attribute or credit to
regard as objective
Difference between externalize and ascribe

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