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internalize

[ 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. tr psychol sociol to make internal, esp to incorporate within oneself (values, attitudes, etc) through learning or socialization Alsointeriorize Compare introject
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˌٱԲˈپDz, noun
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Other yvlog Forms

  • ·ٱ·Բ···پDz [in-tur-nl-ahy-, zey, -sh, uh, n] especially British, ·ٱ·Բ···پDz noun
  • ܲ·-·ٱ·Բ· especially British, ܲ·-·ٱ·Բ· adjective
  • ·-·ٱ·Բ· especially British, ·-·ٱ·Բ· adjective
  • ܲ··ٱ·Բ· especially British, ܲ··ٱ·Բ· adjective
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of internalize1

First recorded in 1940–45; internal + -ize
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But this is economic sleight-of-hand: tariffs impact macroeconomic trade flow, while opioid costs are microeconomic and mostly internalized losses — these are not comparable categories.

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In some cases, it’s all internalized; they’re so into being “above the fray” that they’re unwilling to render judgments that might alienate Trump and his voters and subject them to accusations of having “taken sides.”

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But as Freeman has internalized the impact of his World Series moment this offseason, it’s been through those ceaseless interactions with fans that he realized the impact the moment made on him.

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The British Zambian writer-director’s new story, however, is more psychologically concentrated on individual pain and cultural power, specifically the damage that sin and silence wreak in matriarchal societies that internalize patriarchy.

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An early portion of the documentary is framed around the inevitable gender stereotypes she faced, including those she had internalized.

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