the process of making attitudes or behaviour part of one's nature by learning or unconscious assimilation

the internalization of an early traumatic experience

the willingness with which citizens pay taxes is one of the best indicators of the internalization of the social contract

the incorporation of costs as part of a pricing structure, especially social costs resulting from the manufacture and use of a product

the 'polluter pays' principle requires internalization of environmental costs

the process whereby a cell or organism takes in or absorbs something, in particular by endocytosis