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.
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But across capitalist societies, women have struggled to internalize en masse that their collective problems likely call for collective solutions.
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Hazlitt, 4 Sep. 2024
The pressure can be enormous, and the skills and values you’re taught to internalize may not serve you well in the real world.
—Constance Grady, Vox, 14 Aug. 2024
Despite the nonsensical feedback being conflicting, the report concludes that exhausted women are internalizing these negative stereotypes about themselves, and, as a result, watching their performance tank and their careers stagnate.
—Orianna Rosa Royle, Fortune, 8 Aug. 2024
And there’s a lot of internalizing the impact of these biases and systems that have been put in place to deny us advancement and opportunity.
—Jasmine Browley, Essence, 3 Aug. 2024
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Hazlitt, 4 Sep. 2024
The pressure can be enormous, and the skills and values you’re taught to internalize may not serve you well in the real world.
—Constance Grady, Vox, 14 Aug. 2024
Despite the nonsensical feedback being conflicting, the report concludes that exhausted women are internalizing these negative stereotypes about themselves, and, as a result, watching their performance tank and their careers stagnate.
—Orianna Rosa Royle, Fortune, 8 Aug. 2024
And there’s a lot of internalizing the impact of these biases and systems that have been put in place to deny us advancement and opportunity.
—Jasmine Browley, Essence, 3 Aug. 2024
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“Internalize.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/internalize. Accessed 19 Sep. 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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