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in·ter·nal·ize  (n-tûrn-lz)
tr.v. in·ter·nal·ized, in·ter·nal·iz·ing, in·ter·nal·iz·es
1. To make internal, personal, or subjective: "Protean man internalizes the longing for immortality through an ongoing process of death and rebirth within himself" (Henry S. Resnik).
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.

in·ternal·i·zation (-l-zshn) n.

internalize, internalise [ɪnˈtɜːnəˌlaɪz]
vb
(Psychology) (tr) Psychol Sociol to make internal, esp to incorporate within oneself (values, attitudes, etc.) through learning or socialization Compare introject Also interiorize
internalization , internalisation n
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Verb1.internalize - incorporate within oneself; make subjective or personal; "internalize a belief"
psychological science, psychology - the science of mental life
ascribe, attribute, impute, assign - attribute or credit to; "We attributed this quotation to Shakespeare"; "People impute great cleverness to cats"
Translations
internalize [ɪnˈtɜːnəlaɪz] VTinteriorizar
internalize [ɪnˈtɜːrnəlaɪz] internalise (British) vt [+ belief, values] → intérioriser
Over time she internalized her parents' attitudes → Avec le temps, elle avait fini par intérioriser les attitudes de ses parents.
internalize
internalize [ɪnˈtɜːnəˌlaɪz] vt (frm) → interiorizzare
internalize [ɪnˈtɜːnəˌlaɪz] vt (frm) → interiorizzare


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Unlike the beach houses, extrovertly structured around sea views, here the architecture is hermetic and internalised to focus minds on higher things.
But they need to be universalised and internalised.
Kasser and Ahuvia (2002) found students who had strongly internalised materialistic values reported lower self-actualisation, vitality and happiness as well as increased anxiety and physical symptomatology.
 
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