internalize
pronunciation
How to pronounce internalize in British English:
UK [ɪnˈtɜ:nəlaɪz]
How to pronounce internalize in American English:
US [ɪnˈtɜrnəlaɪz]
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- Verb:
- incorporate within oneself; make subjectiveor personal
Word Origin
- internalize (v.)
- 1856, American English, from internal + -ize. Related: Internalized; internalizing.
Example
- 1. Resilient people seem to externalize blame and internalize success .
- 2. Taxes are the primary tools used to internalize negative externalities .
- 3. Legal and regulatory frameworks are weak to make polluters internalize the cost of environmental damage .
- 4. It is proved that present-day children easily internalize violent behavior through social learning .
- 5. They internalize the ideas and techniques of others mix them with everything else they have inside and release them in new and interesting ways .