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 realise

We realise the Sea King fleet is ageing and welcome the investment in new aircraft.

Is The Real Reason William is Quitting Flying His New American Boss? |Tom Sykes |March 29, 2013 |DAILY BEAST
And I admire Rembrandt too much not to realise the beauty that can be derived from frequenting the synagogue.

David's Bookclub: Sodom and Gomorrah |David Frum |September 29, 2012 |DAILY BEAST
I have tried to realise a definite result, and I have not been disappointed.

Sermons |Clement Bailhache
Can you realise the miracle, liberty-loving reader, that passes in the mind of a man who thus suddenly realises his freedom?

Caught by the Turks |Francis Yeats-Brown

Perhaps, too, he was beginning to realise his unendurable frustration as a business man as the consequence of his marriage.

The Plattner Story and Others |H. G. Wells
To realise one's ambition and a crown, albeit a silver one, in the same half-hour, is always worth while.

The Mercenary |W. J. Eccott
They had only to ask some of the others of his tribe to sing to realise the truth of what he said, he added.

The Romance of Polar Exploration |G. Firth Scott

British Dictionary definitions for realise

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

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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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Example sentences from the Web for realise

British Dictionary definitions for realise

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 realise