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to realize

to realize

142 2.7
To make an idea, plan, or wish become real
  • verb
  • /ˈriːəˌlaɪz/
  • US
translation icon : realizar
  • Thank you for letting me realize a dream.
  • realize the potential
  • realize a goal
  • realize a dream

So the virtues are that which allow us to realize our values.

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Examples

  • In this virtual space, we can realize things that failed in the real world.

    Academic text (2017)
  • We just realized we have to get back to shore.

  • Together, you gave me the opportunity to realize just how very wrong my life had gone.

    Fiction book (1999)
  • Help them realize that this is not a sin.

  • This is the power of helping others realize their own strengths.

  • The country is just now beginning to realize that unity means winning under our terms.

  • And with a sense of satisfaction, she realized that she had done very well.

    Fiction book (1999)
  • Thankfully, David had the vision and perseverance to realize that the group needed new membership to move forward.

    Academic text (2013)
  • Finally, we offer recommendations to assist ACOs in realizing their population health goal.

    Academic text (2013)
  • With hard work and dedication, you can realize your dreams of starting a successful business.

Synonyms

to achieve
vsto realize
2.3

To reach a goal by effort or skill

focuses instead on turning an idea or plan into actual existence
to accomplish
vsto realize
942 2.6

To do something successfully after much effort

emphasizes finishing tasks rather than making ideas exist
to attain
vsto realize
110 3.9

To reach a level, place, or goal after hard work

is about bringing ideas into concrete existence rather than reaching levels
to actualize
vsto realize
  • US
8 7.1

Make an idea or plan become real

has identical meaning but is an alternative form used similarly

Antonyms

401 3.8

Stop supporting an idea or plan

256 3.8

Fail to care for someone or something you should look after

How Implemented

to accomplish
942 2.6
to realize
  • US
142 2.7
to implement
515 3.7
to initiate
426 4.5

Surface Forms

realize infinitive
realise infinitive
realized past
realised past
realized past participle
realised past participle
realizing present participle
realising present participle
realizes third person singular
realises third person singular

Morphology

realize = real (transparent) = real + ize

This sense is a direct literal formation 'real' + '-ize' meaning 'make real' or 'give reality/substance to', which is straightforward for learners.

Etymology

Realize comes from real 'real' plus -ize 'to make'. So to realize a plan is to 'make it real' by turning an idea into a real thing.