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verb
To make something internal; to incorporate it in oneself.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: British, English, Oxford, US, transitive
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verb
To make something internal; to incorporate it in oneself.
To process new information in one's mind.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: British, English, Oxford, US, transitive
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verb
To make something internal; to incorporate it in oneself.
To refrain from expressing (a negative emotion), to one's psychological detriment; to bottle up.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: British, English, Oxford, US, transitive
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verb
To store (a string or other structure) in a shared pool, such that subsequent items with the same value can share the same instance.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: British, English, Oxford, US, transitive
Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, programming, sciences
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Synonyms: intern
Antonyms: none provided
verb
To transfer stocks between brokers within an organization, rather than through the exchange.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: British, English, Oxford, US
Topics: business, finance
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verb
incorporate within oneself; make subjective or personal
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Synonyms: internalise, interiorize, interiorise
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: impute, ascribe, assign, attribute
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 English internalize From internal + -ize.
Across languages
30 source translations are retained for this English entry.
