internalize
in tur nuh lahyz
- v incorporate within oneself; make subjective or personal
internalize a belief
- I point this out because one of the things that is so characteristic of sex-starved wives is that when their husbands aren't interested in sex, they immediately internalize it.
- But these foreign adoptees are far more likely to internalize their problems, suffering more commonly from depression or separation anxiety disorders.
- Other studies indicate that muscularity is associated with an extroverted, high-energy, domineering temperament, while an inhibited, restrained person who is likely to internalize .