realise

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realise

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From real + -ise, possibly from French réaliser and Middle French réaliser (“to make real; to convert (something) into assets or cash”). See realize.

verb realises · realising · realised · realise

  1. Non-Oxford British standard spelling of realize. [F]aith realiſeth the ſufferings of Chriſt; it looks upon Chriſt as the common treaſury of all grace, as the principle of life, and root of holineſs.

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Closest in meaning: materialise, recognise, concretize, materialize, realisation, note, imagine, understanding, include, realize, understand, recognition, realization, awareness, recognize, comprise

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@misc{realise_2026,
  title = {realise},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/realise},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}