internalise

A verb meaning to incorporate or absorb something into one's own mind, behavior, or beliefs; to make something internal.

• 🇪🇸Verbo que significa incorporar o absorber algo en la propia mente, comportamiento o creencias; hacer que algo se vuelva interno o asumido como propio.

1. Adopt or absorb B2 formal

   To incorporate beliefs, values, or standards into one's own way of thinking or behavior.

   • Children often internalise the values of their parents.
   • She internalised the criticism and used it to improve.
   • He internalised the company's culture after working there for years.

   🇪🇸Interiorizar

   Sinónimos: absorbadoptassimilateembraceimbibeincorporateintegratetake in

   Antónimos: disregardignorerejectrenounce

2. Make personal or subjective C1 formal

   To make something a part of one's own personal understanding or experience.

   • The student internalised the complex theory after much study.
   • It takes time to internalise new information.
   • She internalised the feedback and changed her approach.

   🇪🇸internalizar (hacer propio)

   Sinónimos: absorbadoptassimilateimbibeincorporateintegratepersonalisetake in

   Antónimos: objectifyproject

• internalised past participle
• internalised past simple
• internalising present participle
• internalises third person singular