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noun
The process of internalizing something.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: British, English, Oxford, US, countable, uncountable
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
learning (of values or attitudes etc.) that is incorporated within yourself
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: internalisation, incorporation
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: learning, acquisition
Narrower terms: introjection
History
Etymology tree English internal Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)bor. Late Latin -izōder. Middle French -iserbor. Middle English -isen English -ize Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin -ātiōlbor. Old French -ationbor. Middle English -acioun English -ation English -ization English internalization From internal + -ization.
Across languages
3 source translations are retained for this English entry.
