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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That pain is felt even sharper when systemic failures are internalized as personal ones.
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Zachary Siegel, Scientific American, 9 July 2024
Once bound, they’re internalized by these cells and deliver their radioactive freight directly to the genetic core of the tumor cells.
—Discover Magazine, 8 July 2024
Friends of the Jewish state must internalize this to understand their true intentions and, ultimately, to devise a plan to fight back.
—Elias Saratovsky, New York Daily News, 27 May 2024
Somebody who is a practiced politician like Biden will internalize and rehearse lines.
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Zachary Siegel, Scientific American, 9 July 2024
Once bound, they’re internalized by these cells and deliver their radioactive freight directly to the genetic core of the tumor cells.
—Discover Magazine, 8 July 2024
Friends of the Jewish state must internalize this to understand their true intentions and, ultimately, to devise a plan to fight back.
—Elias Saratovsky, New York Daily News, 27 May 2024
Somebody who is a practiced politician like Biden will internalize and rehearse lines.
—Sudiksha Kochi, USA TODAY, 29 June 2024
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“Internalize.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/internalize. Accessed 26 Jul. 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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