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externalize vs impute

impute vs externalize

externalize and impute both are verbs.

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

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