to internalize
37
6.7
- verb
- /ɪnˈtɜrnəlaɪz/
- US
:
internalizar
- See, it's these childhood issues that we internalize and take with us into adulthood.
- internalize values
- internalized stigma
- internalized homophobia
And then we start to internalize why it didn't work out.
- And then we start to internalize why it didn't work out.
- We don't fully internalize the idea that we're going to die.
- When they've internalized all the skills that we've taught them.
- And then that other voice that we've internalized holds us back from doing it.
- We may internalize the sense that we are the problem.
- You have to internalize the idea that these are sentient beings.
- Now this is how I internalize this stuff.
- You know, I, I very much internalize that as kind of a, as a threat, right?
Examples
-
And I don't know how many people internalize this, feel it, think about it.
-
We may internalize the sense that we are the problem.
-
You can change the way that you internalize things or not.
-
But the key is do not internalize those things.
-
It's sad that people internalize stuff for that long.
-
How do we better internalize lessons from past experiences, good or bad?
-
We definitely internalize the representations of women on screen when we're young girls.
-
Belief is just when you internalize information and accept it as true.
-
Not only did participants receive encouraging words, but they internalized those words and used them for motivation.
Academic text (2008) -
As children, we often internalize the beliefs of our parents without questioning them.
Synonyms
To accept an idea or value as part of yourself
Antonyms
How Internalized
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Internalize comes from the word internal, which means 'inside', and the ending -ize, which means 'make' or 'become'. So, to internalize an idea is to make it part of your 'inside' thoughts— to accept it and keep it as your own belief.