CEFR C1

internalise

verb

Meaning

To make attitudes, beliefs, or behaviors a permanent part of one's own character through deep learning or repeated experience.

Examples

Children often internalise the social norms they observe in their home environment.
It takes time to internalise a new language until you can speak it without translating in your head.

Synonyms: absorb, adopt, incorporate, assimilate

Anaversity is an English-learning platform with private classes, Ani practice, and Campus tools for reading, listening, vocabulary, quizzes, level checks, and progress.

internalise (C1)

verb

Pronunciation: /ɪnˈtɜːnəlaɪz/

Definition

To make attitudes, beliefs, or behaviors a permanent part of one's own character through deep learning or repeated experience.

Examples

Children often internalise the social norms they observe in their home environment.
It takes time to internalise a new language until you can speak it without translating in your head.
The athlete had to internalise the complex movements until they became automatic muscle memory.

How to Use internalise

internalise something (collocation): to make an external concept a personal belief — "He had to internalise the rules of the game before he could play effectively."
be internalised by someone (collocation): passive construction showing how a belief is adopted — "These values are often internalised by children at a very young age."

Synonyms of internalise

Words with a similar meaning to internalise:

Browse the full Anaversity dictionary