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internalize.

To make something internal; to incorporate it in oneself.

11 characters4 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

verb/ɪnˈtɝnəlaɪz/General-American
  1. To make something internal; to incorporate it in oneself.

    British · English · Oxford · US · transitive
    You are not going to get good at socialising by approaching social situations like it's a formula where you do 1, 2 and 3 from a book, but books can definitely help you internalize useful things if you get what I'm saying.
  2. To make something internal; to incorporate it in oneself. To process new information in one's mind.

    British · English · Oxford · US · transitive
  3. To make something internal; to incorporate it in oneself. To refrain from expressing (a negative emotion), to one's psychological detriment; to bottle up.

    British · English · Oxford · US · transitive
  4. To store (a string or other structure) in a shared pool, such that subsequent items with the same value can share the same instance.

    British · English · Oxford · US · transitive
  5. To transfer stocks between brokers within an organization, rather than through the exchange.

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Where this word comes from

Etymology tree English internal Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)bor. Late Latin -izōder. Middle French -iserbor. Middle English -isen English -ize English internalize From internal + -ize.

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