ac·tu·al·i·za·tion

[ak-choo-uh-luh-zey-shuhn]
noun
1.
the act or process of actualizing.
2.
Psychology, self-actualization.

Origin:
1815–25; actualize + -ation

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actualize or actualise (ˈæktʃʊəˌlaɪz) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
vb
1.  to make actual or real
2.  to represent realistically
 
actualise or actualise
 
vb
 
actuali'zation or actualise
 
n
 
actuali'sation or actualise
 
n

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Actualization has a plethora of syllables.
So is dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane. Does it mean:
a white, crystalline, water-insoluble solid, C14H9Cl5, usually derived from chloral by reaction with chlorobenzene in the presence of fuming sulfuric acid: used as an insecticide and as a scabicide and pediculicide: agricultural use prohibited in the U.S.
the estimation of something as valueless (encountered mainly as an example of one of the longest words in the English language).
Example sentences
Some people might prefer pharmacologic to psychologic self-actualization.
To borrow a phrase from the culture that produced it, the veggie burger seems finally to have achieved self-actualization.
The other requires her to embrace a world of writing, learning and self-actualization.
Once these lower-level needs are satisfied, one becomes open to the social needs, needs for self-esteem and self-actualization.
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