actualization
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ac·tu·al·ize
(ăk′cho͞o-ə-līz′)v. ac·tu·al·ized, ac·tu·al·iz·ing, ac·tu·al·iz·es
v.tr.
1. To realize in action or make real: "More flexible life patterns could ... nurture and renew our spirits through opportunities to actualize personal dreams" (Fred Best).
2. To describe or portray realistically.
v.intr.
To become actual.
ac′tu·al·i·za′tion (-ə-lĭ-zā′shən) n.
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Noun 1. actualization - making real or giving the appearance of reality
creating by mental acts - the act of creating something by thinking
objectification - the act of representing an abstraction as a physical thing
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actualization
nounThe condition of being in full force or operation:
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actualization
n (psych) actualización fEnglish-Spanish/Spanish-English Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.