"self-actualize" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: self-actualizes [present, singular, third-person], self-actualizing [participle, present], self-actualized [participle, past], self-actualized [past]
Etymology: From self- + actualize. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|self|actualize}} self- + actualize Head templates: {{en-verb}} self-actualize (third-person singular simple present self-actualizes, present participle self-actualizing, simple past and past participle self-actualized)
  1. To achieve self-actualization; to reach one's personal peak of individual empowerment and fulfillment. Synonyms: self-actualise Related terms: deactualization, reactualize Translations (to achieve self-actualization): sich selbst verwirklichen (German), се самоостварува (se samoostvaruva) (Macedonian)

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Alternative forms

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