realize

Verb

Verb Forms: realized, realizing, realizes

To become fully aware of something as a fact or truth.
be fully aware or cognizant of
perceive (an idea or situation) mentally
- "Does she realize how important this decision is?"
make real or concrete; give reality or substance to
earn on some commercial or business transaction; earn as salary or wages
convert into cash; of goods and property
expand or complete (a part in a piece of baroque music) by supplying the harmonies indicated in the figured bass
To become aware of, understand, or appreciate (a fact or situation, especially something which has been true for some time).
To sense (something) strongly or vividly as if real.
To cause (something) to seem real; to make realistic; specifically, to present (something) clearly to the mind, a person, (archaic) oneself, etc., so that it seems real.
To convert (something imaginary or planned, as a goal or idea) into reality; to bring into real existence, to make real.
To achieve (one's) potential.
To convert (an asset or property, especially investments such as bonds, shares, etc.) into a more easily usable form such as money, especially by selling the asset or property.
To acquire (money, a profit, etc.) by selling an asset or property, through trade, etc.; also (followed by on), to make (money or a profit) on an investment, a venture, etc.
Of an asset or property: to generate (a specific amount of money or interest) when invested or sold.
To turn (an abstract linguistic object, especially a phoneme) into a speech sound actually used in a language.
To obtain an entity from (an abstract group or structure).
To arrange (a musical work written for a single performer) to be performed by an orchestra; to orchestrate.
To complete (a musical work which is incomplete or not fully notated).
Chiefly in Baroque music: to play an accompaniment, harmonies, etc., based on (a figured bass).
To have an actual or real experience of (something).
To become aware of or understand a fact or situation.
To cause to seem real; to make realistic.
To convert an asset or property into a more easily usable form such as money.
Followed by on or upon: to acquire money or a profit from the sale of an asset or property.
With an adverb like badly or well: of an asset or property being sold: to generate little or a lot of money.

Examples

By realizing the company’s assets, the liquidator was able to return most of the shareholders’ investments.
He realized that he had left his umbrella on the train.
I didn’t REALIZE how crucial vowels were until I had a rack full of consonants.
Profits from the investment can be realized at any time by selling the shares.
She desperately yelled at her young daughter, frantic to make her realize what she had done.
The estate is expected to realize well as it comprises many valuable assets.
The objectives of the project were never fully realized.
The southern /v/ is realized as the voiced approximant [ʋ].
to realize large profits from a speculation

Origin / Etymology

PIE word
*reh₁ís
From real (adjective) + -ize (suffix denoting the making of what is indicated by the word it is attached to), possibly modelled after French réaliser, Middle French réaliser (“to make real; to convert (something) into assets or cash”), from real (“actual, real”) + -iser (suffix denoting the making of what is indicated by the word it is attached to). Real is derived from Old French reel, from Latin reālis (“actual, real”), from rēs (“deed; event; matter; thing”) (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *reh₁ís (“goods; wealth”)) + -ālis (suffix forming adjectives of relationship).

Synonyms

actualise, actualize, agnise, agnize, bring in, clear, earn, gain, make, pull in, realise, recognise, recognize, see, substantiate, take in, understand

Antonyms

derealize, disrealize

Scrabble Score: 16

realize: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
realize: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
realize: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 17

realize: valid Words With Friends Word