internalize
verb
in·ter·nal·ize
in-ˈtər-nə-ˌlīz 
internalized; internalizing
: to give a subjective character to
specifically
: to incorporate (values, patterns of culture, etc.) within the self as conscious or subconscious guiding principles through learning or socialization
Examples of internalize in a Sentence
They have internalized their parents' values.
Recent Examples on the Web
Somebody who is a practiced politician like Biden will internalize and rehearse lines.
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Sudiksha Kochi, USA TODAY, 29 June 2024
The party internalized the idea that the key to beating Trump was doing better with blue-collar Midwestern Whites, and Biden was the natural guy to fill that gap.
—Philip Bump, Washington Post, 28 June 2024
Since first taking office in January 2021, Bowman refused to internalize that his district was not a bastion of ideological extremism or a demographic monolith.
—Lloyd Green, New York Daily News, 27 June 2024
These emotional expectations, the offhand comments that children internalize over time, harm all children, irrespective of gender.
—Pragya Agarwal, Scientific American, 24 June 2024
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Sudiksha Kochi, USA TODAY, 29 June 2024
The party internalized the idea that the key to beating Trump was doing better with blue-collar Midwestern Whites, and Biden was the natural guy to fill that gap.
—Philip Bump, Washington Post, 28 June 2024
Since first taking office in January 2021, Bowman refused to internalize that his district was not a bastion of ideological extremism or a demographic monolith.
—Lloyd Green, New York Daily News, 27 June 2024
These emotional expectations, the offhand comments that children internalize over time, harm all children, irrespective of gender.
—Pragya Agarwal, Scientific American, 24 June 2024
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internalize
transitive verb
in·ter·nal·ize
variants
or chiefly British internalise
internalized or chiefly British internalised; internalizing or chiefly British internalising
: to give a subjective character to
specifically
: to incorporate (as values or patterns of culture) within the self as conscious or subconscious guiding principles through learning or socialization
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