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in·ter·nal·ize     (ĭn-tûr'nə-līz')  Pronunciation Key 
tr.v.   in·ter·nal·ized, in·ter·nal·iz·ing, in·ter·nal·iz·es
  1. To make internal, personal, or subjective: "Protean man internalizes the longing for immortality through an ongoing process of death and rebirth within himself" (Henry S. Resnik).
  2. To take in and make an integral part of one's attitudes or beliefs: had internalized the cultural values of the Poles after a year of living in Warsaw.

in·ter'nal·i·za'tion (-lĭ-zā'shən) n.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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