internalize
//ɪnˈtɜːnəlaɪz//
Verb
internalizeInfinitive
internalizePresent tense
internalizedPast tense
internalizedPast participle
internalizingPresent participle
internalizesThird-person singular
1
To make attitudes, behaviors, or beliefs part of one's own nature by learning or unconscious assimilation.
Children internalize the values they learn from their parents.
2
To incorporate external ideas, values, or standards into one's own thinking or personality.
Children internalize the values they learn from their parents.
3
(Psychology) To adopt external social or cultural norms as one's own internal standards.
Children internalize the values and beliefs of their parents during early development.