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internalize
[in-tur-nl-ahyz]
verb (used with object)
to incorporate (the cultural values, mores, motives, etc., of another or of a group), as through learning, socialization, or identification.
to make subjective or give a subjective character to.
Linguistics.to acquire (a linguistic rule, structure, etc.) as part of one's language competence.
internalize
/ ɪˈɜːəˌɪ /
verb
Also: interiorize.(tr) psychol sociol to make internal, esp to incorporate within oneself (values, attitudes, etc) through learning or socialization Compare introject
Other Word Forms
- internalization noun
- quasi-internalized adjective
- semi-internalized adjective
- uninternalized adjective
- ˌٱԲˈپDz noun
Word History and Origins
Origin of internalize1
Example Sentences
This familiar ecological pattern — bigger creatures eating smaller creature — has internalized the production of this evocative and volatile gas.
Imposing robust capital requirements similar to those that govern private banks would oblige the two enterprises to internalize their risks, promoting genuine market discipline and accountability.
These people internalize that shame and keep trying, they keep spending money making people at the top rich.
That speech at the Republican convention in Cleveland marked the moment when I started to internalize how much the political and ideological winds were shifting in the nation.
Moreover, there is social psychology and other research that shows that they tend to be of above-average intelligence and have some college training because internalizing and making sense of conspiracy theories is cognitively demanding.
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