self-actualizev.

Brit.

/ˌsɛlfˈak(t)ʃʊəlʌɪz/,

/ˌsɛlfˈak(t)ʃᵿlʌɪz/,

/ˌsɛlfˈak(t)ʃl̩ʌɪz/, U.S.

/ˌsɛlfˈæk(t)ʃ(əw)əˌlaɪz/

Forms: see self- prefix and actualize v.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: self- prefix, actualize v.

Etymology: < self- prefix + actualize v. Compare later self-actualization n.

Now chiefly Psychology.

intransitive. To realize or fulfil one's true nature or ideal self. Cf. self-actualization n.

ΚΠ

1813–15 S. T. Coleridge Notebks. (1973) III. 4186 The Spirit snatches it <self> loose from its own self-immersion, and self-actualizing distinguishes itself from its Self-realization.

1949 Psychol. Rev. 56 263/2 If the wish for love be called a need, then the pressure to self-actualize ought to be called by some name other than need, since it has so many different characteristics.

1977 R. Holland Self & Social Context iv. 61 Arguing that there is a given ‘instinctoid’ tendency for the human being to self-actualise, that is to go beyond the satisfaction of the more basic needs to seek satisfaction of the higher needs.

2003 Beltane Papers 31 5/2 We work together to imagine a way that encourages the clients to self-actualize.

Derivatives

self-ˈactualizer n. a person who realizes or fulfils his or her true nature or ideal self.

ΚΠ

1950 A. H. Maslow in W. Wolff et al. Values in Personality Res. 31 A firm foundation for a value system is automatically furnished to the self-actualizer.

1961 H. C. Smith Personality Adjustm. xiv. 381 Somerset Maugham shows..the qualities of spontaneity..and self-acceptance that are found in self-actualizers.

2004 C. Lee Aloft ii. 25 I suppose therapist types and self-actualizers would say I have difficulty with visualization, how you must see yourself doing and being.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, January 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	self-actualize
释义	self-actualizev. Brit. /ˌsɛlfˈak(t)ʃʊəlʌɪz/, /ˌsɛlfˈak(t)ʃᵿlʌɪz/, /ˌsɛlfˈak(t)ʃl̩ʌɪz/, U.S. /ˌsɛlfˈæk(t)ʃ(əw)əˌlaɪz/ Forms: see self- prefix and actualize v. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: self- prefix, actualize v. Etymology: < self- prefix + actualize v. Compare later self-actualization n. Now chiefly Psychology. intransitive. To realize or fulfil one's true nature or ideal self. Cf. self-actualization n. ΚΠ 1813–15 S. T. Coleridge Notebks. (1973) III. 4186 The Spirit snatches it <self> loose from its own self-immersion, and self-actualizing distinguishes itself from its Self-realization. 1949 Psychol. Rev. 56 263/2 If the wish for love be called a need, then the pressure to self-actualize ought to be called by some name other than need, since it has so many different characteristics. 1977 R. Holland Self & Social Context iv. 61 Arguing that there is a given ‘instinctoid’ tendency for the human being to self-actualise, that is to go beyond the satisfaction of the more basic needs to seek satisfaction of the higher needs. 2003 Beltane Papers 31 5/2 We work together to imagine a way that encourages the clients to self-actualize. Derivatives self-ˈactualizer n. a person who realizes or fulfils his or her true nature or ideal self. ΚΠ 1950 A. H. Maslow in W. Wolff et al. Values in Personality Res. 31 A firm foundation for a value system is automatically furnished to the self-actualizer. 1961 H. C. Smith Personality Adjustm. xiv. 381 Somerset Maugham shows..the qualities of spontaneity..and self-acceptance that are found in self-actualizers. 2004 C. Lee Aloft ii. 25 I suppose therapist types and self-actualizers would say I have difficulty with visualization, how you must see yourself doing and being. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, January 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < v.1813
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