internalize

[in-tur-nl-ahyz] / ɪnˈtɜr nlˌaɪz /

VERB

incorporate within one's self

Synonyms

STRONG

embody incarnate incorporate personalize

WEAK

attribute impute manifest

Antonyms

WEAK

detach

Example Sentences

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Bird designed tools to help the kids budget, and holds weekly money meetings to check in and reinforce the ideas she hopes her children, now 11, 9 and 8 years old, will internalize.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 4, 2026

It’s important to do your own research and internalize why you own a stock.

From Barron's • Feb. 4, 2026

This is what many women will internalize, and they will behave accordingly.

From Slate • Sep. 25, 2025

“One of the reasons that economists really like this bill is that it would actually internalize the cost,” Brown said.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 7, 2025

It’s one thing to carve the Psi symbol into the side of buildings and string up banners over porches, but to actually internalize the message?

From "The Darkest Minds" by Alexandra Bracken