(esp of a child) to incorporate ideas of others, or (in fantasy) of objects
2.
to turn (feelings for another) towards oneself
Compare project, See also internalize
introject in American English
(ˌɪntrəˈdʒɛkt)
verb transitive
Psychoanalysis
to incorporate unconsciously into the psyche (a mental image of an object, person, etc.) and focus aggressive energy upon this image rather than the object itself