verb🔗ShareTo make real; to convert from the imaginary or fictitious into reality; to bring into real existence"The objectives of the project were never fully realized."achievementactionprocessChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo become aware of (a fact or situation, especially of something that has been true for a long time)."He realized that he had left his umbrella on the train."mindsituationbeingChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo cause to seem real; to sense vividly or strongly; to make one's own in thought or experience."After reading the book, she realized the suffering of the main character as if it were her own. "mindsensationphilosophyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo acquire as an actual possession; to obtain as the result of plans and efforts; to gain; to get"to realize large profits from a speculation"achievementbusinesseconomyfinanceactionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo convert any kind of property into money, especially property representing investments, such as shares, bonds, etc."After her company stock options vested, she realized them to pay for her children's college education. "businessfinanceasseteconomyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo convert into real property; to make real estate of."The developer realized his company's profits by investing in several acres of farmland. "propertyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo turn an abstract linguistic object into actual language, especially said of a phoneme's conversion into speech sound."The southern /v/ is realized as the voiced approximant [ʋ]."languagephoneticslinguisticsChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading