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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
- tr psychol sociol to make internal, esp to incorporate within oneself (values, attitudes, etc) through learning or socialization Alsointeriorize Compare introject
Derived Forms
- ˌٱԲˈپDz, noun
Other Word Forms
- ·ٱ·Բ···پDz [in-tur-nl-ahy-, zey, -sh, uh, n] especially British, ·ٱ·Բ···پDz noun
- ܲ·-·ٱ·Բ· especially British, ܲ·-·ٱ·Բ· adjective
- ·-·ٱ·Բ· especially British, ·-·ٱ·Բ· adjective
- ܲ··ٱ·Բ· especially British, ܲ··ٱ·Բ· adjective
Word History and Origins
Origin of internalize1
Example Sentences
He explained that if a person was carrying around a lot of internalized shame, psychedelics may be able to increase the compassion they have for themselves or change their perspective on their past experiences.
It is a metaphor for how she internalizes the external gaze and starts self-objectifying.
They’re the only actors who’ve internalized that this is screwball stuff, despite the realistic cinematography that throws wet burlap on the nonsense.
Children, if there’s a conflict, they internalize it and they’ll say, “Well, if I only got straight A’s, Daddy wouldn’t have left.”
But this is economic sleight-of-hand: tariffs impact macroeconomic trade flow, while opioid costs are microeconomic and mostly internalized losses — these are not comparable categories.
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