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

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

“This is the actualization of something we’ve talked about for a long time,” Moore said at his first official news conference since his election.

From Washington Post • Nov. 10, 2022

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

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 Coffey, Peter