v.
Pronunciation: in- ' tir- ē - ə - ˌ r ī z
Function: transitive verb
Inflected Form: -ized ; -iz · ing
Date: 1906
: to make interior especially : to make a part of one's own inner being or mental structure
– in · te · ri · or · i · za · tion \ - ˌ tir- ē - ə -r ə - ' z ā -sh ə n \ noun