̷ ̷ˈ ̷ ̷rēəˌrīz transitive verb
( -ed/-ing/-s )
Usage: see -ize
Etymology: interior (I) + -ize
: to make interior ; especially : to make a part of one's own inner being or mental structure
explanation may lie in women's having interiorized cultural notions of feminine inferiority — Helen M. Hacker