internalize
verb /ɪnˈtɜːnəlaɪz/
/ɪnˈtɜːrnəlaɪz/
(British English also internalise)
(specialist)Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they internalize | /ɪnˈtɜːnəlaɪz/ /ɪnˈtɜːrnəlaɪz/ |
| he / she / it internalizes | /ɪnˈtɜːnəlaɪzɪz/ /ɪnˈtɜːrnəlaɪzɪz/ |
| past simple internalized | /ɪnˈtɜːnəlaɪzd/ /ɪnˈtɜːrnəlaɪzd/ |
| past participle internalized | /ɪnˈtɜːnəlaɪzd/ /ɪnˈtɜːrnəlaɪzd/ |
| -ing form internalizing | /ɪnˈtɜːnəlaɪzɪŋ/ /ɪnˈtɜːrnəlaɪzɪŋ/ |
- internalize something to make a feeling, an attitude, or a belief part of the way you think and behave
- Minority groups tend to internalize the values of the dominant society.