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actualization

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

noun

  • actualizations
    plural
  1. the act or process of actualizing.

  2. Psychology. self-actualization.


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Etymology

Origin of actualization

First recorded in 1815–25; actualize + -ation

Example Sentences

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Reinvention and actualization are common to all Lawrence’s shows, along with the notion that nobody is beyond redemption, that we’re all simply human.

From Salon May 11, 2026

“My work touches on the nuances of family, self-love, self-preservation, actualization and metamorphosis.”

From New York Times Feb. 23, 2023

I am a primary care physician, a person with a uterus, a sister, a daughter of immigrants, an actualization of the American dream.

From Seattle Times Dec. 10, 2021

“Code for America’s mission is to build technology by and for people, and for me unionizing is the actualization of that mission internally,” they explain.

From The Verge Aug. 4, 2021

But the natural result of all operation, of all action and interaction among things, is actualization of the potential, amelioration, development, growth in perfection and goodness by gradual realization of ends.

From Ontology or the Theory of Being by Peter Coffey

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