actualise

ac·tu·al·ize

[ak-choo-uh-lahyz]
verb (used with object), ac·tu·al·ized, ac·tu·al·iz·ing.
to make actual or real; turn into action or fact.
Also, especially British, ac·tu·al·ise.


Origin:
1800–10; actual + -ize

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actualize or actualise (ˈæktʃʊəˌlaɪz) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
vb
1.  to make actual or real
2.  to represent realistically
 
actualise or actualise
 
vb
 
actuali'zation or actualise
 
n
 
actuali'sation or actualise
 
n

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actualize or actualise (ˈæktʃʊəˌlaɪz) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
vb
1.  to make actual or real
2.  to represent realistically
 
actualise or actualise
 
vb
 
actuali'zation or actualise
 
n
 
actuali'sation or actualise
 
n

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actualize
1810, first attested in Coleridge, from actual (q.v.) + -ize.
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