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internalizes

internalizes is the third-person singular simple present indicative of internalize.

Meaning of internalize

Verb

internalize (third-person singular simple present internalizes, present participle internalizing, simple past and past participle internalized)

  1. (British, English, Oxford, US, transitive) To make something internal; to incorporate it in oneself.
    • You are not going to get good at socialising by approaching social situations like it's a formula where you do 1, 2 and 3 from a book, but books can definitely help you internalize useful things if you get what I'm saying.
    1. (British, English, Oxford, US, transitive) To process new information in one's mind.
    2. (British, English, Oxford, US, transitive) To refrain from expressing (a negative emotion), to one's psychological detriment; to bottle up.
      • Well, I can't get angry, okay? I mean, I have a tendency to internalize. I can't express anger. That's one of the problems I have—I grow a tumor instead.1979, Woody Allen, Marshall Brickman, Manhattan, spoken by Isaac (Woody Allen), United Artists
  2. (British, English, Oxford, US, transitive) To store (a string or other structure) in a shared pool, such that subsequent items with the same value can share the same instance.
    Synonyms:
    intern
  3. (British, English, Oxford, US) To transfer stocks between brokers within an organization, rather than through the exchange.

Questions about internalizes

What is internalizes the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Internalizes is the third-person singular simple present indicative of internalize.

Words near internalizes in the dictionary

  1. internalizations
  2. internalize
  3. internalized
  4. internalizer
  5. internalizers
  6. internalizes
  7. internalizing
  8. internally
  9. internally displaced people
  10. internally displaced person
  11. internally displaced persons

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