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Dictionary: ac·tu·al·ize   (ăk'chū-ə-līz') pronunciation
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v., -ized, -iz·ing, -iz·es.

v.tr.
  1. To realize in action or make real: "More flexible life patterns could . . . nurture and renew our spirits through opportunities to actualize personal dreams" (Fred Best).
  2. To describe or portray realistically.
v.intr.
To become actual.

actualization ac'tu·al·i·za'tion (-ə-lĭ-zā'shən) n.

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verb

    To make real or actual: materialize, realize. Idioms: bring to pass, carry into effect. See do/not do.

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The verb has 2 meanings:

Meaning #1: make real or concrete; give reality or substance to
  Synonyms: realize, realise, actualise, substantiate

Meaning #2: represent or describe realistically
  Synonym: actualise

 
 
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