Verb: introject ,in-tru'jekt
- Incorporate (attitudes or ideas) into one's personality unconsciously
"Children often introject their parents' values"
- (psychoanalysis) parental figures (and their values) that you introjected as a child; the voice of conscience is usually a parent's voice internalized
"His harsh self-criticism was traced back to an introject of his demanding father"
Derived forms: introjects, introjecting, introjected
Encyclopedia: Introject