interiorize

verb

in·​te·​ri·​or·​ize in-ˈtir-ē-ə-ˌrīz 

interiorized; interiorizing

transitive verb

: to make interior

especially : to make a part of one's own inner being or mental structure

interiorization

in-ˌtir-ē-ə-rə-ˈzā-shən 

noun

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web

But for me, contemporary art has to be about the way the artists themselves interiorize the outside. —San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Mar. 2021

The performance was too good and certainly too subtle and interiorized for the academy. —Manohla Dargis, New York Times, 30 Jan. 2020

Word History

First Known Use

1906, in the meaning defined above