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actualization

American  
[ak-choo-uh-luh-zay-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

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His so-called “bone temple” is an actualization of his life philosophy, memento mori, which translates from Latin as “Remember you must die.”

From Salon ● Jan. 23, 2026

As of 2015, a practical actualization of John von Neumann’s mathematical proof was available to anyone with a powerful enough personal computer.

From New York Times ● Jan. 18, 2022

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

Our self-awareness, in-touchness, self-acceptance, actualization of our potential allows us to share with others so they can become in relationship with us.

From Humanistic Nursing by Josephine G. Paterson

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