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INTERNALISE
Pronunciation (US): | (GB): |
I. (verb)
Verb forms
Present simple: I / you / we / they internalise ... he / she / it internalises
Past simple: internalised
-ing form: internalising
Sense 1
Meaning:
Incorporate within oneself; make subjective or personal
Example:
internalize a belief
Synonyms:
interiorise; interiorize; internalise; internalize
Classified under:
Verbs of thinking, judging, analyzing, doubting
Hypernyms (to "internalise" is one way to...):
ascribe; assign; attribute; impute (attribute or credit to)
Domain category:
psychological science; psychology (the science of mental life)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s something PP
Derivation:
internalisation (learning (of values or attitudes etc.) that is incorporated within yourself)