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internalize
[ in-tur-nl-ahyz ]
verb (used with object)
, in·ter·nal·ized, in·ter·nal·iz·ing.
- 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
/ ɪnˈtɜːnəˌlaɪz /
verb
- tr psychol sociol to make internal, esp to incorporate within oneself (values, attitudes, etc) through learning or socialization Alsointeriorize Compare introject
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Derived Forms
- inˌternaliˈzation, noun
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Other Words From
- in·ter·nal·i·za·tion [in-tur-nl-ahy-, zey, -sh, uh, n] especially British, in·ter·nal·i·sa·tion noun
- qua·si-in·ter·nal·ized especially British, qua·si-in·ter·nal·ised adjective
- sem·i-in·ter·nal·ized especially British, sem·i-in·ter·nal·ised adjective
- un·in·ter·nal·ized especially British, un·in·ter·nal·ised adjective
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Word History and Origins
Origin of internalize1
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Example Sentences
Sadly, some impressionable young listeners will internalize this “advice.”
From The Daily Beast
Being bullied makes people internalize their feelings and beliefs.
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It would just be nice if he could internalize that not all government benefits are handouts or are equal.
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Some couples who have been early to marry and early to divorce may “internalize an unwarranted sense of guilt or shame.”
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To feel shame for the actions of other Jews is to internalize this kind of anti-Semitism.
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It was difficult to internalize in an environment both objective and external.
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