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realize

3 syllables

verb

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As a verb, realize means make real.

Meanings of realize

12 meanings

verb

formalTo make real; to convert from the imaginary or fictitious into reality; to bring into real existence
“The objectives of the project were never fully realized.”
To become aware of (a fact or situation, especially of something that has been true for a long time).
“He realized that he had left his umbrella on the train.”
“The defendant desperately yelled at her young daughter, frantic to make her realize what she had done.”
To cause to seem real to other people.
To sense vividly or strongly; to make one's own in thought or experience.
businessTo acquire as an actual possession; to obtain as the result of plans and efforts; to gain; to get
“to realize large profits from a speculation”
businessfinanceTo convert any kind of property into money, especially property representing investments, such as shares, bonds, etc.
“Profits from the investment can be realized at any time by selling the shares.”
“By realizing the company's assets, the liquidator was able to return most of the shareholders’ investments.”
linguisticsTo turn an abstract linguistic object into actual language, especially said of a phoneme's conversion into speech sound.
“The southern /v/ is realized as the voiced approximant [ʋ].”
Be fully aware or cognizant of
Similar: recognize, recognise, realise, agnize, agnise
Perceive (an idea or situation) mentally
“Now I see!”
“I just can't see your point”
“Does she realize how important this decision is?”
Similar: understand, realise, see
Earn on some commercial or business transaction; earn as salary or wages
“How much do you make a month in your new job?”
“She earns a lot in her new job”
“this merger brought in lots of money”
Similar: gain, take in, clear, make, earn, realise
Expand or complete (a part in a piece of baroque music) by supplying the harmonies indicated in the figured bass
Similar: realise