realize

[ ree-uh-lahyz ]

/ ˈri əˌlaɪz /

verb (used with object), re·al·ized, re·al·iz·ing.

to grasp or understand clearly.

to make real; give reality to (a hope, fear, plan, etc.).

to bring vividly to the mind.

to convert into cash or money: to realize securities.

to obtain as a profit or income for oneself by trade, labor, or investment.

to bring as proceeds, as from a sale: The goods realized $1000.

Music. to sight-read on a keyboard instrument or write out in notation the full harmony and ornamentation indicated by (a figured bass).

Linguistics. to serve as an instance, representation, or embodiment of (an abstract linguistic element or category): In “Jack tripped,” the subject is realized by “Jack,” the predicate by “tripped,” and the past tense by “-ed.”

verb (used without object), re·al·ized, re·al·iz·ing.

to convert property or goods into cash or money.

Also especially British, re·al·ise.

Origin of realize

1605–15; < French réaliser, Middle French, equivalent to real real¹ + -iser -ize

SYNONYMS FOR realize

1 conceive, comprehend.

2 accomplish, effect.

3 See imagine.

ANTONYMS FOR realize

1 misunderstand.

OTHER WORDS FROM realize

re·al·iz·a·ble, adjective re·al·iz·a·bil·i·ty, re·al·iz·a·ble·ness, noun re·al·iz·a·bly, adverb re·al·iz·er, noun

hy·per·re·al·ize, verb (used with object), hy·per·re·al·ized, hy·per·re·al·iz·ing. non·re·al·iz·a·ble, adjective non·re·al·iz·ing, adjective pre·re·al·ize, verb (used with object), pre·re·al·ized, pre·re·al·iz·ing. un·der·re·al·ize, verb (used with object), un·der·re·al·ized, un·der·re·al·iz·ing. un·re·al·ize, verb (used with object), un·re·al·ized, un·re·al·iz·ing.

Words nearby realize

reality show, reality testing, reality tv, reality-based, realization, realize, reallocate, really, realm, realpolitik, realtor

Example sentences from the Web for realising

Realising the end was near, he asked to be flown back to England.

Goodbye to My Hero |William Dalrymple |June 20, 2011 |DAILY BEAST
It is this form, or rather this degree, of æstheticism, which so often prevents our realising the higher æsthetic harmonies.

Laurus Nobilis |Vernon Lee
She had made a mistake, and, realising this at the eleventh hour, she had had the force of character to correct it.

The Girl on the Boat |Pelham Grenville Wodehouse
He paused, realising the crisis in which David was moving, and that perils were thick around their footsteps.

The Weavers, Complete |Gilbert Parker

Our eyes met, and we stood petrified, realising the impossibility of concealing our names.

To Tell You the Truth |Leonard Merrick
He commenced to have hopes of realising his ambition after all.

Settling Day |Nat Gould

British Dictionary definitions for realising

realize

realise

/ (ˈrɪəˌlaɪz) /

verb

(when tr, may take a clause as object) to become conscious or aware of (something)

(tr, often passive) to bring (a plan, ambition, etc) to fruition; make actual or concrete

(tr) to give (something, such as a drama or film) the appearance of reality

(tr) (of goods, property, etc) to sell for or make (a certain sum) this table realized £800

(tr) to convert (property or goods) into cash

(tr) (of a musicologist or performer)

to expand or complete (a thorough-bass part in a piece of baroque music) by supplying the harmonies indicated in the figured bass
to reconstruct (a composition) from an incomplete set of parts

to sound or utter (a phoneme or other speech sound) in actual speech; articulate

Derived forms of realize

realizable or realisable, adjective realizably or realisably, adverb realization or realisation, noun realizer or realiser, noun

BROWSE DICTIONARY

Learning

realize

verb (used with object), re·al·ized, re·al·iz·ing.

verb (used without object), re·al·ized, re·al·iz·ing.

Origin of realize

SYNONYMS FOR realize

ANTONYMS FOR realize

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British Dictionary definitions for realising

realise

verb

Derived forms of realize

BROWSE DICTIONARY

Learning

realize

verb (used with object), re·al·ized, re·al·iz·ing.

verb (used without object), re·al·ized, re·al·iz·ing.

Origin of realize

SYNONYMS FOR realize

ANTONYMS FOR realize

OTHER WORDS FROM realize

Words nearby realize

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realise

verb

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British Dictionary definitions for realising