internalize
[in-tur-nl-ahyz]
- 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.
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Also especially British, in·ter·nal·ise.
Origin of internalize
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Contemporary Examples
Sadly, some impressionable young listeners will internalize this “advice.”
It would just be nice if he could internalize that not all government benefits are handouts or are equal.
Some couples who have been early to marry and early to divorce may “internalize an unwarranted sense of guilt or shame.”
To feel shame for the actions of other Jews is to internalize this kind of anti-Semitism.
This too offers lessons—though hopefully not many you need to internalize.
Historical Examples
It was difficult to internalize in an environment both objective and external.
Edgar Saltus: The ManMarie Saltus
internalize
internalise
- (tr) psychol sociol to make internal, esp to incorporate within oneself (values, attitudes, etc) through learning or socializationAlso: interiorize Compare introject
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internalize
(ĭn-tûr′nə-līz′)- To make internal, personal, or subjective.
- To take in and adopt as an integral part of one's attitudes or beliefs.
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