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   internalize

   /ɪnˈtəːnəlʌɪz/

   verb

   • 1. make (attitudes or behaviour) part of one's nature by learning or unconscious assimilation: "people learn gender stereotypes and internalize them"
   • ▪ acquire knowledge of (the rules of a language).
   • 2. incorporate (costs) as part of a pricing structure, especially social costs resulting from the manufacture and use of a product: "industry must internalize the cost of disposal"
   • 3. (of a cell or organism) take in or absorb (something), in particular by endocytosis.

   Word Origin late 18th century: from internal + -ize.

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