internalize
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internalize
- /ɪnˈtɝnəlaɪz/ US
verb internalizes · internalizing · internalized · internalise
- To make something internal; to incorporate it in oneself. 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.
- To process new information in one's mind.
- To refrain from expressing (a negative emotion), to one's psychological detriment; to bottle up. Well, I can't get angry, okay? I mean, I have a tendency to internalize. I can't express anger. That's one of the problems I have—I grow a tumor instead.
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To store (a string or other structure) in a shared pool, such that subsequent items with the same value can share the same instance.
Similar: intern
- To transfer stocks between brokers within an organization, rather than through the exchange.
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verb make something internal
| Español | interiorizar |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 内面化する naimenka suru |
| 中文 | 使內在化 /使内在化 shǐ nèizàihuà |
| Português | internalizar |
| Français | intérioriser, internaliser |
| Deutsch | verinnerlichen, internalisieren |
| Русский | перенима́ть perenimátʹ, переня́ть perenjátʹ, усва́ивать usváivatʹ, усво́ить usvóitʹ, впи́тывать vpítyvatʹ, впита́ть vpitátʹ |
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title = {internalize},
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