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internalize

especially British, ·ٱ·Բ·

[in-tur-nl-ahyz]

verb (used with object)

internalized, internalizing 
  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.



internalize

/ ɪˈɜːəˌɪ /

verb

  1. Also: interiorize.(tr) psychol sociol to make internal, esp to incorporate within oneself (values, attitudes, etc) through learning or socialization Compare introject

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Other 51Թ Forms

  • internalization noun
  • quasi-internalized adjective
  • semi-internalized adjective
  • uninternalized adjective
  • ˌٱԲˈپDz noun
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of internalize1

First recorded in 1940–45; internal + -ize
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This familiar ecological pattern — bigger creatures eating smaller creature — has internalized the production of this evocative and volatile gas.

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Imposing robust capital requirements similar to those that govern private banks would oblige the two enterprises to internalize their risks, promoting genuine market discipline and accountability.

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These people internalize that shame and keep trying, they keep spending money making people at the top rich.

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That speech at the Republican convention in Cleveland marked the moment when I started to internalize how much the political and ideological winds were shifting in the nation.

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Moreover, there is social psychology and other research that shows that they tend to be of above-average intelligence and have some college training because internalizing and making sense of conspiracy theories is cognitively demanding.

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