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actualization

American  
[ak-choo-uh-luh-zey-shuhn] / ˌæk tʃu ə ləˈzeɪ ʃən /

noun

  1. the act or process of actualizing.

  2. Psychology. self-actualization.

Etymology

Origin of actualization

First recorded in 1815–25; actualize + -ation

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Authenticity With The Self: For Actualization of Nursing's Potential Husserl, the father of phenomenology, suggested the study of our lived worlds, our experience, a return to the study of "the thing itself."

From Humanistic Nursing by Paterson, Josephine G.

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