"realize" Definition

Definitions for the word "realize" from multiple English dictionaries.

1. v. t.
To make real; to convert from the imaginary or fictitious into the actual; to bring into concrete existence; to effectuate; to accomplish; as, to realize a scheme or project.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
2. v. t.
To cause to seem real; to impress upon the mind as actual; to feel vividly or strongly; to make one's own in apprehension or experience.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
3. v. t.
To convert into real property; to make real estate of; as, to realize his fortune.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
4. v. t.
To acquire as an actual possession; to obtain as the result of plans and efforts; to gain; to get; as, to realize large profits from a speculation.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
5. v. t.
To convert into actual money; as, to realize assets.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
6. v. i.
To convert any kind of property into money, especially property representing investments, as shares in stock companies, bonds, etc.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
7. v.
(also -ise) (-zing or -sing) 1 (often foll. By that) be fully aware of; conceive as real. 2 understand clearly. 3 present as real. 4 convert into actuality. 5 a convert into money. B acquire (profit). C be sold for (a specified price). realizable adj. Realization n.
Source: Oxford English Dictionary, 1884

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