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in⋅ter⋅nal⋅ize

[in-tur-nl-ahyz]
–verb (used with object), -ized, -iz⋅ing.
1. to incorporate (the cultural values, mores, motives, etc., of another or of a group), as through learning, socialization, or identification.
2. to make subjective or give a subjective character to.
3. Linguistics. to acquire (a linguistic rule, structure, etc.) as part of one's language competence.
Also, especially British, in⋅ter⋅nal⋅ise.


Origin:
1940–45; internal + -ize


in⋅ter⋅nal⋅i⋅za⋅tion, noun
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Financial Dictionary

internalize

To send a customer order from a brokerage firm to the firm's own specialist or market maker. Internalizing an order allows a broker to share in the profit (spread between the bid and ask) of executing the order.

Wall Street Words: An A to Z Guide to Investment Terms by David L. Scott.
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: in·ter·nal·ize
Variant: or chiefly British in·ter·nal·ise /in-'t&rn-&l-"Iz/
Function:transitive verb
Inflected Forms: -ized or chiefly British -ised; -iz·ing or chiefly British -is·ing
: to give asubjective character to; specifically : to incorporate (as values or patterns of culture) within the self as conscious or subconscious guiding principles through learning orsocialization —in·ter·nal·iza·tion or chiefly British in·ter·nal·isa·tion /-"t&rn-&l-&-'zA-sh&n/ noun
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internalize in·ter·nal·ize (ĭn-tûr'nə-līz')
v. in·ter·nal·ized, in·ter·nal·iz·ing, in·ter·nal·iz·es

  1. To make internal, personal, or subjective.

  2. To take in and adopt as an integral part of one's attitudes or beliefs.


in·ter'nal·i·za'tion (-nə-lĭ-zā'shən) n.

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