self-actualize

American  

[self-ak-choo-uh-lahyz, self-] / ˈsɛlfˈæk tʃu əˌlaɪz, ˌsɛlf- /

especially British, self-actualise

verb (used without object)

self-actualized, self-actualizing

1. to undergo self-actualization.

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Other Word Forms

• self-actualizer noun

Example Sentences

I feel like it's like Bruce Lee says, and I'm going to paraphrase, "To self-actualize 'Who is Mark?'"

From Salon • May 10, 2023

To have schools that are safe so that young people can grow up and self-actualize.

From Washington Post • May 10, 2022

The directors suggested the experience of participating in the rescue helped you self-actualize.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 16, 2021

And actually you make it as hard as possible because you can’t self-actualize if you don’t have any self.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 5, 2021

But for many of us, it’s really to self-actualize that we want to do something.

From The Verge • May 4, 2021