to internalize
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to internalize
To absorb an idea, principle, rule, or skill so deeply and completely that it becomes a fixed part of one's own thinking and actions.
Es braucht Zeit, die Werte eines Unternehmens wirklich zu verinnerlichen.
It takes time to truly internalize a company's values.
'Verinnerlichen' (to internalize) is an inseparable verb because it begins with 'ver-'. The prefix remains firmly attached to the verb 'innerlichen' in all conjugated forms and sentence positions.
Er hat die Sicherheitsregeln schnell verinnerlicht.
He quickly internalized the safety rules.
The verb is transitive and always needs an accusative object. So the structure is: 'jemand verinnerlicht etwas' (someone internalizes something).
Die Spieler müssen die neue Taktik des Trainers verinnerlichen.
The players have to internalize the coach's new tactics.
'Verinnerlichen' (to internalize) is almost always used with abstract concepts. Typical objects are: rules, values, principles, a lesson, a philosophy, or a way of thinking.
Nach dem Fehler hat er die Lektion für immer verinnerlicht.
After the mistake, he internalized the lesson forever.
to annex
Verinnerlichen means absorbing an idea, rule, or skill deeply into one's own thinking and actions. Annektieren, on the other hand, means forcibly incorporating a foreign territory into a state. Verinnerlichen is used for personal learning processes, while annektieren is used for the political takeover of a territory.
Nach vielen Übungen hat sie die wichtigsten Regeln verinnerlicht.
After many practice sessions, she had internalized the most important rules.
Nach dem militärischen Angriff annektierte der Staat das fremde Gebiet.
After the military attack, the state annexed the foreign territory.
