Past tense of internalize
regular verb
The past tense of internalize is internalized. The past participle is also internalized.
Forms of internalize
| Base form (V1) | internalize /ɪnˈtɝnəlaɪz/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | internalized |
| Past participle (V3) | internalized |
| Present participle | internalizing |
| Third person singular | internalizes |
Internalized in a sentence
- Someone who has 'got their eye in' has internalized an ability to draw to scale.2009, Leo Duff with Phil Sawdon, Drawing - The Purpose, page 21. From the entry get one's eye in
- Recognize and address the effects of externalized and internalized homoprejudice or heteroprejudice and biprejudice.2002, Bob Barret, Robert L. Barret, Colleen Logan, Counseling Gay Men and Lesbians: A Practice Primer, page 119. From the entry homoprejudice
- Indeed, for its colliculoretinal transport, BDNF needs to bind to its receptor in order to be internalized into a transport vesicle.2015 November 12, “Tackling Glaucoma from within the Brain: An Unfortunate Interplay of BDNF and TrkB”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI. From the entry colliculoretinal
- In high context cultures, most of the information is either in the physical context, or internalized in the person.2009, Lena Robinson, Psychology for Social Workers, →ISBN. From the entry high context culture
- As facticities, these meanings can be internalized by members of the community and shape their experience and self-interpretation.1988, Andrew J. Weigert, “To Be or Not: Self and Authenticity, Identity, and Ambivalence”, in Daniel K. Lapsley, F. Clark Power, editors…. From the entry facticity
Meaning of internalize
- verb To make something internal; to incorporate it in oneself.
- verb To process new information in one's mind.
- verb To refrain from expressing (a negative emotion), to one's psychological detriment; to bottle up.
Questions about the past tense of internalize
- What is the past tense of internalize?
- The past tense of internalize is internalized.
- What is the past participle of internalize?
- The past participle of internalize is internalized.
- Is internalize a regular or irregular verb?
- Internalize is a regular verb: its past tense adds -d.
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