in·te·ri·or·ize \ ̷ ̷ˈ ̷ ̷rēəˌrīz\transitive verb (-ed/-ing/-s) Usage: see -ize Etymology:interior (I) + -ize : to make interior; especially: to make a part of one's own inner being or mental structure < explanation may lie in women's having interiorized cultural notions of feminine inferiority — Helen M. Hacker >