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

But other industry players distanced themselves from BP rather than internalize the lessons.

From Slate • Jan. 14, 2026

“You can very much internalize things right now and go to dark places pretty easily.”

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 3, 2025

This helps students internalize the beat and phrases of the song.

From "Music and the Child" by Natalie Sarrazin