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Internalize

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Verb

1. interiorise, interiorize, internalise, internalize

incorporate within oneself; make subjective or personal

Example Sentences:
'internalize a belief'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Internalize

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verb
(transitive) psychology, sociology
to make internal, esp to incorporate within oneself (values, attitudes, etc) through learning or socialization
. Also: interiorize Compare introject

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Internalize

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verb transitiveWord forms: inˈternalˌized or inˈternalˌizing
to make internal; interiorize; specif., to make (others', esp. the prevailing, attitudes, ideas, norms, etc.) a part of one's own patterns of thinking

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Internalize

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tr.v. in·ter·nal·ized, in·ter·nal·iz·ing, in·ter·nal·iz·es
1. To make internal or cause to become internal.
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.
3. To direct (one's bad feelings or conflicts) inwards, often as a manifestation of depression, anxiety, and social withdrawal.

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