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- [in-tur-nl-ahyz]
- /ɪnˈtɜr nlˌaɪz/
- /ɪnˈtɜː.nəl.aɪz/
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- [in-tur-nl-ahyz]
- /ɪnˈtɜr nlˌaɪz/
Definitions of internalise word
- verb with object internalise to incorporate (the cultural values, mores, motives, etc., of another or of a group), as through learning, socialization, or identification. 1
- verb with object internalise to make subjective or give a subjective character to. 1
- verb with object internalise Linguistics. to acquire (a linguistic rule, structure, etc.) as part of one's language competence. 1
- noun internalise (British) alternative spelling of internalize. 1
- verb internalise Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of internalize. 0
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Origin of internalise
First appearance:
before 1940 One of the 7% newest English words
First recorded in 1940-45; internal + -ize
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Parts of speech for Internalise
noun
adjective
verb
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preposition
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internalise popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 65% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.
internalise usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for internalise
verb internalise
- adopt — If you adopt a new attitude, plan, or way of behaving, you begin to have it.
- affect — If something affects a person or thing, it influences them or causes them to change in some way.
- take on — to get into one's hold or possession by voluntary action: to take a cigarette out of a box; to take a pen and begin to write.
- assume — If you assume that something is true, you imagine that it is true, sometimes wrongly.
- co-opt — If you co-opt someone, you persuade them to help or support you.
Antonyms for internalise
verb internalise
- externalise — Alternative spelling of externalize.
- detach — If you detach one thing from another that it is fixed to, you remove it. If one thing detaches from another, it becomes separated from it.
Top questions with internalise
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