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

“In so many ways, it felt like the actualization of a lot of these more private hungers and more private desires for sound and experience and collectivity,” she said.

From New York Times • Mar. 10, 2023

“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

My brain wants to make sense of all that, though, so it keeps trying to find order and actualization.

From Salon • Oct. 10, 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

It is the actualization of reason, says Aristotle.

From A Critical History of Greek Philosophy by Stace, W. T. (Walter Terence)