internalise
Take to heart
To internalise is to absorb something—a belief, value, or way of thinking—so deeply that it becomes part of your own mental framework rather than something externally imposed: Children internalise their parents' attitudes toward money.
The word often appears in psychology and sociology, describing how social norms become personal convictions.
British spelling of internalize.
Unconscious absorption of external values
- internalizationAbsorbing ideas as one's own
- identificationEstablishing who someone is
- mentalizationUnderstanding behavior through thoughts
- psychodynamicsScience of mental forces
superego · self-concept · schema · attachment · projection · repression · suppression · unconscious
To fully understand
- understandGrasp the meaning
- graspSeize or understand
- masterAuthority or controller
- acquireGain possession of
memorize · retain · study · absorb · apprehend · perceive · cognize · realize
Absorb and incorporate fully
- integrateCombine into unified whole
- incorporateAbsorb into something larger
- digestMetabolize or summarize
- imbibeTo consume liquid
take-in · embrace · adopt · subsume · engulf · permeate · ingest · metabolize
Fix deeply, permanently
- entrenchFix firmly in place
- conditionState or stipulation
- instillImpart gradually over time
- embedFix within surrounding material
automatize · second-nature · routinize · hardwire · acclimate · accustom · familiarize · normalize
Examining one's own mind
- self-examinationScrutiny of one's thoughts
- contemplationSustained reflective attention
- soul-searchingProbing one's innermost feelings
- ruminationProlonged, repetitive thinking
self-analysis · self-awareness · meditation · self-scrutiny · self-questioning · self-inquiry · pondering · musing
introjection
Unconscious absorption of external values
- internalizationAbsorbing ideas as one's own
- identificationEstablishing who someone is
- mentalizationUnderstanding behavior through thoughts
psychodynamics · superego · self-concept · schema · attachment · projection · repression · suppression · unconscious · subconscious
comprehend
To fully understand
- understandGrasp the meaning
- graspSeize or understand
- masterAuthority or controller
acquire · memorize · retain · study · absorb · apprehend · perceive · cognize · realize · fathom
assimilate
Absorb and incorporate fully
- integrateCombine into unified whole
- incorporateAbsorb into something larger
- digestMetabolize or summarize
imbibe · take-in · embrace · adopt · subsume · engulf · permeate · ingest · metabolize · osmose
ingrain
Fix deeply, permanently
embed · automatize · second-nature · routinize · hardwire · acclimate · accustom · familiarize · normalize · settle
self-reflection
Examining one's own mind
- self-examinationScrutiny of one's thoughts
- contemplationSustained reflective attention
- soul-searchingProbing one's innermost feelings
rumination · self-analysis · self-awareness · meditation · self-scrutiny · self-questioning · self-inquiry · pondering · musing · brooding
internaliseexternalise
Express internally held feelings
express · project · articulate · communicate · manifest
- internalized shameDisgrace absorbed as identity
- internalized homophobiaAbsorbed societal anti-gay attitudes
- internalized biasPrejudice absorbed into self-perception
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