What does general sense mean for a word?

Question

like for the word Externalize.

And how do I find the contrast for the word Externalize?

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Answer 1

   1.

         1. To make external.

         2. To manifest externally: “Marriage is a nice way to externalize the private commitments made between you” (Patti Davis).

   2. To attribute to outside causes.

   3. To project or attribute (inner conflicts or feelings) to external circumstances or causes.

Answer 2

The contrast would be the opposite, so, internalize.

Answer 3

General sense could mean basic idea - look in a thesaurus to get ideas (unless you want the actual definition from a dictionary) and it will give you synonyms.

The thesaurus will give you antonyms which is the contrast to that word.

Answer 4

It means the most common usage of the word.

Externalize means to make something external or objective or 'outside'.

You could use a Thesaurus to find a word that means the opposite (antonym) which in this case is 'internalize' and means to make some thought or action subjective or keep it 'inside'.

Answer 5

It depends , externalize comes from external, outside the body, away, so it could mean lot of things close to something out, or getting it away from the body.