self-actualize

[ self-ak-choo-uh-lahyz, self- ]

verb (used without object)

, self-ac·tu·al·ized, self-ac·tu·al·iz·ing.

1. to undergo self-actualization.

Other Words From

• self-actu·al·izer noun

Example Sentences

They are not stopping at IVF: They have signed with a surrogacy agency and are waiting to get matched with the woman who will carry and birth their elder child, buying them more time to rave, travel, and “self-actualize” without worrying about a pregnancy.

From Slate

As of this month, Island Books has been helping readers self-actualize for five decades.

From Seattle Times

Jada's version of her 40th birthday blow-up is a tale of determination to self-actualize.

From Salon

There are neurodiversity advocates like autistic animal behaviorist Temple Grandin who encourage autistic people to self-actualize, and to recognize when their autism-related suffering is caused by discrimination rather than their own bodies.

From Salon

“The majority of people do not work to self-actualize,” said Simone Stolzoff, who wrote the book “The Good Enough Job: Reclaiming Life From Work.”

From New York Times