interiorize
verb
in·te·ri·or·ize
in-ˈtir-ē-ə-ˌrīz 
interiorized; interiorizing
: to make interior
especially
: to make a part of one's own inner being or mental structure
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But for me, contemporary art has to be about the way the artists themselves interiorize the outside.
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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
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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
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“Interiorize.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/interiorize. Accessed 4 May. 2025.
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