self-actualize
verb
self-ac·tu·al·ize
ˌself-ˈak-ch(ə-w)ə-ˌlīz 
-sh(ə-w)ə-ˌlīz
self-actualized; self-actualizing; self-actualizes
: to realize fully one's potential
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Family and community events recognize that learning works best in families and communities that are nurtured and self-actualized.
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Timothy J. McClimon, Forbes, 22 Oct. 2024
In contrast, says Collins, functional beverages are for self-actualizing.
—Keren Landman, Vox, 12 Sep. 2024
This is what will allow your employees to thrive and self-actualize through their work.
—Barry Marshall, Forbes, 6 Sep. 2024
Like the protagonists in Twilight and 50 Shades, the characters at the center of Hoover’s books tend to be young women who self-actualize by negotiating (often porous) boundaries with powerful men.
—Hannah Giorgis, The Atlantic, 10 Aug. 2024
Their name refers to the trope of Black characters in film and literature who exist only to help white protagonists self-actualize.
—Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter, 29 Mar. 2024
We’re conditioned—especially at this time of year—to self-inspect and self-improve in order to self-actualize.
—Raven Smith, Vogue, 10 Jan. 2024
Her music feels self-actualized in its range — bold and free-spirited.
—Julissa James, Los Angeles Times, 7 Dec. 2023
Abraham sets out to rescue her, and redemptive high jinks ensue — or, in Horwitz’s version, self-actualizing high jinks that renounce the need for redemption.
—Sara Holdren, Vulture, 22 Sep. 2023
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Timothy J. McClimon, Forbes, 22 Oct. 2024
In contrast, says Collins, functional beverages are for self-actualizing.
—Keren Landman, Vox, 12 Sep. 2024
This is what will allow your employees to thrive and self-actualize through their work.
—Barry Marshall, Forbes, 6 Sep. 2024
Like the protagonists in Twilight and 50 Shades, the characters at the center of Hoover’s books tend to be young women who self-actualize by negotiating (often porous) boundaries with powerful men.
—Hannah Giorgis, The Atlantic, 10 Aug. 2024
Their name refers to the trope of Black characters in film and literature who exist only to help white protagonists self-actualize.
—Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter, 29 Mar. 2024
We’re conditioned—especially at this time of year—to self-inspect and self-improve in order to self-actualize.
—Raven Smith, Vogue, 10 Jan. 2024
Her music feels self-actualized in its range — bold and free-spirited.
—Julissa James, Los Angeles Times, 7 Dec. 2023
Abraham sets out to rescue her, and redemptive high jinks ensue — or, in Horwitz’s version, self-actualizing high jinks that renounce the need for redemption.
—Sara Holdren, Vulture, 22 Sep. 2023
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self-actualize
intransitive verb
self-ac·tu·al·ize
variants
also British self-actualise
self-actualized also British self-actualised; self-actualizing also British self-actualising
: to realize fully one's potential
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