internalization

American  

[in-tur-nl-ahy-zey-shuhn] / ɪnˌtɜr nl aɪˈzeɪ ʃən /

especially British, internalisation

noun

1. the act or process of incorporating within oneself the values, knowledge, motives, etc., of others.

   We hope these new assessments will better measure students' internalization of concepts.

2. the act or process of turning emotions or feelings inward or toward oneself.

   The novel is about the internalization of grief and how it can affect previously secure relationships.

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Etymology

Origin of internalization

internaliz(e) ( def. ) + -ation ( def. )

Example Sentences

Analyst Nathan Lead raises his recommendation to hold from trim, telling clients in a note that the internalization of owner-managed branches drove a 12-basis-point expansion of the net interest margin.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 16, 2025

Future studies are needed, however, to determine why cells use phage particles as resources, and whether they have specifically evolved via adaptation to benefit from this internalization.

From Science Daily • Oct. 26, 2023

For example, we see lower body esteem and greater thin-ideal internalization.

From Scientific American • Jul. 31, 2023

During the course of last year it kicked off its e-commerce internalization programme starting with Japan and expanding it to the United States and the rest of the world.

From Reuters • Apr. 24, 2023

Movement and rhymes build cognitive abilities in terms of sequencing physical and linguistic activity, imitation, and internalization.

From "Music and the Child" by Natalie Sarrazin