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Definition of internalize verb from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

internalize

verb
 
/ɪnˈtɜːnəlaɪz/
 
/ɪnˈtɜːrnəlaɪz/
(British English also internalise)
(specialist)
Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they internalize
 
/ɪnˈtɜːnəlaɪz/
 
/ɪnˈtɜːrnəlaɪz/
he / she / it internalizes
 
/ɪnˈtɜːnəlaɪzɪz/
 
/ɪnˈtɜːrnəlaɪzɪz/
past simple internalized
 
/ɪnˈtɜːnəlaɪzd/
 
/ɪnˈtɜːrnəlaɪzd/
past participle internalized
 
/ɪnˈtɜːnəlaɪzd/
 
/ɪnˈtɜːrnəlaɪzd/
-ing form internalizing
 
/ɪnˈtɜːnəlaɪzɪŋ/
 
/ɪnˈtɜːrnəlaɪzɪŋ/
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  1. internalize something to make a feeling, an attitude, or a belief part of the way you think and behave
    • Minority groups tend to internalize the values of the dominant society.
    compare externalize
See internalize in the Oxford Advanced American DictionarySee internalize in the Oxford Learner's Dictionary of Academic English
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