[ree-uh-lahyz] 
verb, -ized, -iz⋅ing.| 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.” |
| 9. | to convert property or goods into cash or money. |
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