realize

[ ree-uh-lahyz ]

/ ˈri əˌlaɪz /

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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.

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ANTONYMS FOR realize

1 misunderstand.

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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 realized

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Mr. Bachner stayed because he realized the city is filled with artisans and the possibilities fascinated him.

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After four or five months of casual interaction, they realized they both had lost a young parent to cancer.

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The Lion Air captain had left his rookie copilot to make the landing until he realized he was in trouble.

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She realized it, but there was nothing she could do to husband his strength, nothing left her but to gallop on.

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In that glance she realized what a difficult task lay before her.

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I pity them, because they are fostering ideas which can never be realized.

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He realized that in baseball there were many temptations, and he knew that many a fine young fellow had succumbed to them.

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Eleanor realized her error and had common sense enough not to endeavor to explain it away.

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British Dictionary definitions for realized

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

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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

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British Dictionary definitions for realized

realise

verb

Derived forms of realize

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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

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OTHER WORDS FROM realize

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realise

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