internalize

• internalise (UK)

internal +‎ -ize

• (General American) IPA^(key): /ɪnˈtɝnəlaɪz/

internalize (third-person singular simple present internalizes, present participle internalizing, simple past and past participle internalized)

1. (transitive) To make something internal; to incorporate it in oneself.
   1. To process new information in one's mind.
   2. To refrain from expressing (a negative emotion), to one's psychological detriment; to bottle up.
      • Woody Allen as Isaac (1979) Manhattan, written by Woody Allen & Marshall Brickman, United Artists

        "Well, I can't get angry, okay? I mean, I have a tendency to internalize. I can't express anger. That's one of the problems I have—I grow a tumor instead."

2. (transitive, computing) To store (a string or other structure) in a shared pool, such that subsequent items with the same value can share the same instance. Often abbreviated to intern.