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.

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Etymology

Origin of actualization

First recorded in 1815–25; actualize + -ation

Example Sentences

So maybe enjoy the actualization and look at the horizon and have a glass of water.

From Salon • Sep. 17, 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

And those hard-pedaling patrons drawn to the company for its mantras promising actualization, community and open-mindedness, all for $34 per session, might want to take their money elsewhere.

From Washington Post • Aug. 12, 2019

It is intermediate between the operative power and the complete actualization which the power receives by the acts that spring from the latter as perfected by the habit.

From Ontology or the Theory of Being by Coffey, Peter