internalize

[in-tur-nl-ahyz] /ɪnˈtɜr nlˌaɪz/
verb (used with object), internalized, internalizing.
1.
to incorporate (the cultural values, mores, motives, etc., of another or of a group), as through learning, socialization, or identification.
2.
to make subjective or give a subjective character to.
3.
Linguistics. to acquire (a linguistic rule, structure, etc.) as part of one's language competence.
Also, especially British, internalise.
Origin
1940-45; internal + -ize
Related forms
internalization, noun
quasi-internalized, adjective
semi-internalized, adjective
uninternalized, adjective
British Dictionary definitions for internalization

internalize

/ɪnˈtɜːnəˌlaɪz/
verb
1.
(transitive) (psychol, sociol) to make internal, esp to incorporate within oneself (values, attitudes, etc) through learning or socialization Also interiorize Compare introject
Derived Forms
internalization, internalisation, noun
Word Origin and History for internalization
n.

1853, from internal + -ization.

internalize

v.

1856, American English, from internal + -ize. Related: Internalized; internalizing.

internalization in Medicine

internalize in·ter·nal·ize (ĭn-tûr'nə-līz')
v. in·ter·nal·ized, in·ter·nal·iz·ing, in·ter·nal·iz·es

  1. To make internal, personal, or subjective.

  2. To take in and adopt as an integral part of one's attitudes or beliefs.

in·ter'nal·i·za'tion (-nə-lĭ-zā'shən) n.