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ac⋅tu⋅al⋅ize

  [ak-choo-uh-lahyz]
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–verb (used with object), -ized, -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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ac·tu·al·ize   (āk'chōō-ə-līz')   
v.   ac·tu·al·ized, ac·tu·al·iz·ing, ac·tu·al·iz·es

v.   tr.

  1. To realize in action or make real: "More flexible life patterns could . . . nurture and renew our spirits through opportunities to actualize personal dreams" (Fred Best).

  2. To describe or portray realistically.

v.   intr.
To become actual.
ac'tu·al·i·za'tion (-ə-lĭ-zā'shən) n.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
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