Etymology: (1605–15; < F réaliser, MF, =realreal1+-iser -ize)
Definition of 'realize'
Princeton's WordNet
1. (verb)recognize, recognise, realize, realise, agnize, agnise be fully aware or cognizant of
2. (verb)understand, realize, realise, see perceive (an idea or situation) mentally "Now I see!"; "I just can't see your point"; "Does she realize how important this decision is?"; "I don't understand the idea"
3. (verb)realize, realise, actualize, actualise, substantiate makereal or concrete; give reality or substance to "our ideas must be substantiated into actions"
4. (verb)gain, take in, clear, make, earn, realize, realise, pull in, bring in 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"; "He clears $5,000 each month"
5. (verb)realize, realise convert into cash; of goods and property
6. (verb)realize, realise expand or complete (a part in a piece of baroque music) by supplying the harmonies indicated in the figured bass
1. (verb)realize to understand or know Suddenly I realized that I was late.; She began to realize how wrong she'd been.; Someone took my wallet without me realizing.
2. realize to achieve or reach a goal It takes work to realize your dreams.; the realization that I had nowhere to go; the realization of her potential
Definition of 'realize'
Webster Dictionary
1. (verb)realize to make real; to convert from the imaginary or fictitious into the actual; to bring into concrete existence; to effectuate; to accomplish; as, to realize a scheme or project
2. (verb)realize to cause to seem real; to impress upon the mind as actual; to feel vividly or strongly; to make one's own in apprehension or experience
3. (verb)realize to convert into real property; to make real estate of; as, to realize his fortune
4. (verb)realize to acquire as an actual possession; to obtain as the result of plans and efforts; to gain; to get; as, to realize large profits from a speculation
5. (verb)realize to convert into actual money; as, to realize assets
6. (verb)realize to convert any kind of property into money, especially property representing investments, as shares in stock companies, bonds, etc
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