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self-actualize

self-actualize verb: to achieve self-actualization; to reach one's personal peak of individual empowerment and fulfillment.

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.

Forms of self-actualize

third-person singular presentself-actualizes
present participleself-actualizing
past participleself-actualized
pastself-actualized
alternative formself-actualise

Origin of self-actualize

From self- + actualize.

Questions about self-actualize

What does self-actualize mean?
Self-actualize means to achieve self-actualization; to reach one's personal peak of individual empowerment and fulfillment.
What part of speech is self-actualize?
Self-actualize is a verb.
What is the past tense of self-actualize?
The past tense of self-actualize is self-actualized.

Words near self-actualize in the dictionary

  1. self-actualised
  2. self-actualises
  3. self-actualising
  4. self-actualization
  5. self-actualizations
  6. self-actualize
  7. self-actualized
  8. self-actualizes
  9. self-actualizing
  10. self-addressed
  11. self-adhesive

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