re·al·ize

[ree-uh-lahyz] verb, re·al·ized, re·al·iz·ing.
verb (used with object)
1.
to grasp or understand clearly.
2.
to make real; give reality to (a hope, fear, plan, etc.).
3.
to bring vividly to the mind.
4.
to convert into cash or money: to realize securities.
5.
to obtain as a profit or income for oneself by trade, labor, or investment.
6.
to bring as proceeds, as from a sale: The goods realized $1000.
7.
Music. to sight-read on a keyboard instrument or write out in notation the full harmony and ornamentation indicated by (a figured bass).
8.
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)
9.
to convert property or goods into cash or money.
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a screen or mat covered with a dark material for shielding a camera lens from excess light or glare.
a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question.
Also, especially British, re·al·ise.


Origin:
1605–15; < French réaliser, Middle French, equivalent to real real1 + -iser -ize

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.


1. conceive, comprehend. 2. accomplish, effect. 3. See imagine.


1. misunderstand.
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realize or realise (ˈrɪəˌlaɪz) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
vb
1.  (when tr, may take a clause as object) to become conscious or aware of (something)
2.  (tr, often passive) to bring (a plan, ambition, etc) to fruition; make actual or concrete
3.  (tr) to give (something, such as a drama or film) the appearance of reality
4.  (tr) (of goods, property, etc) to sell for or make (a certain sum): this table realized £800
5.  (tr) to convert (property or goods) into cash
6.  (tr) of a musicologist or performer
 a.  to expand or complete (a thorough-bass part in a piece of baroque music) by supplying the harmonies indicated in the figured bass
 b.  to reconstruct (a composition) from an incomplete set of parts
7.  to sound or utter (a phoneme or other speech sound) in actual speech; articulate
 
realise or realise
 
vb
 
'realizable or realise
 
adj
 
'realisable or realise
 
adj
 
'realizably or realise
 
adv
 
'realisably or realise
 
adv
 
reali'zation or realise
 
n
 
reali'sation or realise
 
n
 
'realizer or realise
 
n
 
'realiser or realise
 
n

realize or realise (ˈrɪəˌlaɪz) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
vb
1.  (when tr, may take a clause as object) to become conscious or aware of (something)
2.  (tr, often passive) to bring (a plan, ambition, etc) to fruition; make actual or concrete
3.  (tr) to give (something, such as a drama or film) the appearance of reality
4.  (tr) (of goods, property, etc) to sell for or make (a certain sum): this table realized £800
5.  (tr) to convert (property or goods) into cash
6.  (tr) of a musicologist or performer
 a.  to expand or complete (a thorough-bass part in a piece of baroque music) by supplying the harmonies indicated in the figured bass
 b.  to reconstruct (a composition) from an incomplete set of parts
7.  to sound or utter (a phoneme or other speech sound) in actual speech; articulate
 
realise or realise
 
vb
 
'realizable or realise
 
adj
 
'realisable or realise
 
adj
 
'realizably or realise
 
adv
 
'realisably or realise
 
adv
 
reali'zation or realise
 
n
 
reali'sation or realise
 
n
 
'realizer or realise
 
n
 
'realiser or realise
 
n

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realize
1611, "bring into existence," from Fr. réaliser "make real," from M.Fr. real "actual," from O.Fr. (see real (adj.)). Sense of "understand clearly" is first recorded 1775.

realise
British spelling of realize (q.v.); for suffix, see -ize.
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Example sentences
The family was shrewd enough to realise when its own resources were limited,
  and to let an outsider run the bank for a while.
Psychiatrists now realise that there is something else in between.
In short, they charge too much for the returns that they realise.
Nowadays car buyers realise they should not have to endure variable prices.
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