1. to make something part of one’s own thoughts, beliefs, or attitudes
Usage: British spelling; American spelling is ‘internalizing’
2. to keep feelings or problems to oneself rather than expressing them
Usage: often used in psychology

Examples

• She was internalising her parents’ values about hard work.
• The child is internalising the teacher’s feedback about his behaviour.
• He has been internalising his anger instead of talking about it.
• Students are internalising the grammar rules through practice.
• The therapy helped her stop internalising blame for the accident.
• Young people often struggle with internalising social pressures.