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internalize
verb [T] formal (UK usually internalise) /ɪnˈtɜː.nəl.aɪz/
/-ˈtɝː-/ Definition
› to accept or absorb an idea, opinion, belief, etc. so that it becomes part of your character: He had not expected the people so readily to internalize the values of democracy.Accepting and agreeingAccepting and agreeing reluctantlyApproving and approval › If you internalize your emotions or feelings, you do not allow them to show although you think about them: Women tend to internalize all their anxiety and distress - men hit out.Not showing or feeling emotionsControlling emotionsControlling emotionsCalm and relaxedNot showing or feeling emotions internalization (UK usually internalisation)
/ɪnˌtɜː.nəl.aɪˈzeɪ.ʃən/
/ɪnˌtɝː.nəl.əˈ-/ noun [U]
/ɪnˌtɝː.nəl.əˈ-/ noun [U] (Definition of internalize verb from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- bottle sth up phrasal verb
- breaking point noun
- choke sth back phrasal verb
- collected adjective (CONTROLLED)
- compose verb (BECOME CALM)
- composure noun
- dam sth up phrasal verb
- emotional blackmail noun
- frustrated adjective
- give voice to sth idiom
- gulp sth back phrasal verb
- pent-up adjective
- play it cool idiom
- put on a brave face idiom
- repress verb
- repressed adjective
- repression noun
- smoulder verb (EMOTION)
- temper noun
- temperate adjective (BEHAVIOUR)
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