realize

(rē'ə-līz')

v., -ized, -iz·ing, -iz·es.

v.tr.

1. To comprehend completely or correctly.
2. To bring into reality; make real: He finally realized his lifelong ambition to learn how to play the violin.
3. To make realistic: a film that realizes court life of the 17th century.
4. To obtain or achieve, as gain or profit: She realized a substantial return on the investment.
5. To bring in (a sum) as profit by sale.

v.intr.
To exchange holdings or goods for money.

[French réaliser, from Old French, from real, real. See real¹.]

realizable re'al·iz'a·ble adj.
realizer re'al·iz'er n.

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An earlier application development system for Windows and OS/2 from Computer Associates. It was based on a superset of BASIC and included visual tools and the ability to incorporate routines written in C, Pascal and other languages. Realizer was originally developed by Within Technologies.

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verb

1. To make real or actual: actualize, materialize. Idioms: bring to pass, carry into effect. See do/not do.
2. To succeed in doing: accomplish, achieve, attain, gain, reach. Slang score. See do/not do.
3. To make as income or profit: bring in, clear, draw, earn, gain, gross, net², pay, produce, repay, return, yield. See money.
4. To achieve (a certain price): bring (in), fetch, sell for. See get/lose.

v

Definition: accomplish
Antonyms: fail

v

Definition: appreciate, become aware of
Antonyms: ignore, neglect

v

Definition: gain, earn
Antonyms: lose

Term used for the working-out for performance of some element left uncertain, or indefinitely notated, in the original. Thus a Continuo player ‘realizes’ a figured bass, by playing his or her version of the chords implied; a singer will ‘realize’ Ornaments notated in a conventional form. A fully written-out continuo part is often described as a ‘realization’. The term may also be applied to the preparation of an edition that goes beyond writing out what is implicit and includes elements freshly written in what is supposed to be the style of the original.

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IN BRIEF: To understand fully.

True friendship is like a rose: we don't realize its beauty until it fades. — Evelyn Loeb

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For a list of words related to realize, see:

• Corporations and Business Practices - realize: (vb) convert into money; bring in profit
• Accounting - realize: (vb) convert into money; gain as net result of transaction
• Knowledge and Understanding - realize: understand clearly or fully, apprehend
• Belief and Conception - realize: become fully aware of; conceive of

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Common misspelling(s) of realized

• relized

Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - erkende, forstå, gøre sig klart, opføre, gengive, realisere, afhænde, virkeliggøre
v. intr. - erkende, forstå

Nederlands (Dutch)
zich realiseren, beseffen, verwezenlijken, realistisch weergeven/ opvoeren, opbrengen, stem reconstrueren uit basso continuo

Français (French)
v. tr. - se rendre compte de, réaliser (un rêve, une idée), (Fin) réaliser, liquider, (Comm) rapporter, faire (une somme) (en vendant), réaliser (un bénéfice)
v. intr. - échanger (des marchandises, des avoirs) contre de l'argent

Deutsch (German)
v. - erkennen, verwirklichen, erbringen, in Geld umsetzen

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - συνειδητοποιώ, καταλαβαίνω, αντιλαμβάνομαι, κατανοώ, πραγματοποιώ, (οικον.) εκποιώ, ρευστοποιώ, επιτυγχάνω, πιάνω (τιμή)

Italiano (Italian)
rendersi conto di, realizzare, effettuare, fruttare

Português (Portuguese)
v. - perceber, compreender, converter em dinheiro

Русский (Russian)
осознать, осуществить, реализовать

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - darse cuenta de, realizar, efectuar, sacar, lograr, comprender, ver, percibir claramente
v. intr. - convertir un bien en dinero en efectivo

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - inse, omsätta

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
领悟, 认识到, 了解, 使成为事实, 实现, 把变卖, 变卖产业为现金, 变现

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 領悟, 認識到, 瞭解, 使成為事實, 實現, 把變賣
v. intr. - 變賣產業為現錢, 變現

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - 실감하다, 실현하다, 여실히 보여 주다
v. intr. - 돈으로 바꾸다, 돈이 되다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 十分に理解する, 実感する, 実現する, 如実に見せる, 得る, 現金に換える, 金に換える, 金になる, 理解する, 換金する

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يحقق, يدرك‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮הבין, מימש, תפס במלואו, הגשים, המחיש, מכר, נוכח‬
v. intr. - ‮התממש, נוכח, התפתח מבחינה אישית‬

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