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internalize(dictionary)

internalize (iou)



internalize verb trans. Also internalise. L19.
[from INTERNAL adjective + -IZE.]
Make internal; give an internal or subjective character to. L19.
Adopt or incorporate as one's own (the attitudes, values, etc., of another person or social group). M20.
M. French It would never have occurred to me to have an affair...God, how I'd internalized sexual morality.
b. Transfer emotions felt for an object to (a fantasized subjective image of that object); redirect (an emotion) away from its target towards oneself. M20.
Linguistics. Acquire knowledge of and the ability to apply (a set of rules) as part of native-speaker competence. M20.
internali'zation noun L19.