realize

verb realizes · realizing · realized · realize

1. US, transitive To become aware of, understand, or appreciate (a fact or situation, especially something which has been true for some time). He realized that he had left his umbrella on the train.
2. US, transitive To sense (something) strongly or vividly as if real. Over the mind of the tourist, visiting the Old World for the first time,—countries where have transpired thrilling events recorded in history, what an immensity of thought and feeling sweeps! It was thus with Natalie; she could not realize that she was treading in the footsteps of royalty, who livin
3. transitive To cause (something) to seem real; to make realistic; specifically, to present (something) clearly to the mind, a person, (archaic) oneself, etc., so that it seems real. Its true that Faith may be ſaid, as you ſpeak, to Realize ſalvation to the Soul; that is, vvhen the Soul doubteth vvhether there be indeed ſuch a Glory and Salvation to be expected and enjoyed by Believers, as Chriſt hath promiſed, here Faith apprehendeth it as Real or Certain, and ſo reſolves the d
4. transitive To convert (something imaginary or planned, as a goal or idea) into reality; to bring into real existence, to make real. Near-synonyms: implement, execute; actualize, materialize, embody; accomplish
5. reflexive, transitive To achieve (one's) potential.
6. transitive To convert (an asset or property, especially investments such as bonds, shares, etc.) into a more easily usable form such as money, especially by selling the asset or property. By realizing the company’s assets, the liquidator was able to return most of the shareholders’ investments.
7. transitive To acquire (money, a profit, etc.) by selling an asset or property, through trade, etc.; also (followed by on), to make (money or a profit) on an investment, a venture, etc. to realize large profits from a speculation
8. transitive Of an asset or property: to generate (a specific amount of money or interest) when invested or sold.
9. transitive To turn (an abstract linguistic object, especially a phoneme) into a speech sound actually used in a language. The southern /v/ is realized as the voiced approximant [ʋ].
10. transitive To obtain an entity from (an abstract group or structure).
11. transitive To arrange (a musical work written for a single performer) to be performed by an orchestra; to orchestrate.
12. transitive To complete (a musical work which is incomplete or not fully notated).
13. transitive Chiefly in Baroque music: to play an accompaniment, harmonies, etc., based on (a figured bass).
14. US, obsolete, transitive To have an actual or real experience of (something).
15. intransitive To become aware of or understand a fact or situation.
16. intransitive To cause to seem real; to make realistic. [Johann Wolfgang von] Goethe never sculptured an Apollo, nor painted a Madonna. He gives us only sinful Magdalens and rampant Fauns. He does not so much idealize as realize.
17. intransitive To convert an asset or property into a more easily usable form such as money. A lucky purchase which he had made of shares in a copper-mine added very considerably to his wealth, and he realised with great prudence while this mine was still at its full vogue.
18. intransitive Followed by on or upon: to acquire money or a profit from the sale of an asset or property.
19. intransitive, obsolete With an adverb like badly or well: of an asset or property being sold: to generate little or a lot of money. The estate is expected to realize well as it comprises many valuable assets.