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 realizing

There was the obvious sight gags of Valerie not realizing who everyone was clapping for, when the party was clapping for her.

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But one of the most enlightening experiences was realizing how close all of this hits to home.

A Rallying Cry Against the Oversexualization of Our Youth |Darryl Roberts |November 30, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
“The ‘Rosebud’ moment was realizing how we would only know whether that ‘future’ was true when the future was history,” she said.

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The giant retailer is realizing its dream of getting into the banking business, which should terrify populists of all stripes.

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Realizing the book was going to happen whether he wanted it to or not, Moses relented.

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Let me add my poor admiration to all you receive, realizing that you saved the Emperor, soon to be my sovereign also.

The Game and the Candle |Eleanor M. Ingram
Realizing instantly that he was preparing for the desperate leap, I also lifted my body, and braced myself for the effort.

Beyond the Frontier |Randall Parrish
Realizing the seriousness with which Berwick regarded the question, he feared lest he had hurt the feelings of his guest.

The Great Gold Rush |W. H. P. (William Henry Pope) Jarvis
He is certain that many, even in France, have been made sick of their theories by their very success in realizing them.

The Works of the Right Honourable Edmund Burke, Vol. IV. (of 12) |Edmund Burke
Wary stepping, too, it will require to enable us to succeed in realizing either of these objects.

A Letter from Major Robert Carmichael-Smyth to His Friend, the Author of 'The Clockmaker' |Robert Carmichael-Smyth

British Dictionary definitions for realizing

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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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

ANTONYMS FOR realize

OTHER WORDS FROM realize

Words nearby realize

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realise

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