realize
verb
re·al·ize
ˈrē-ə-ˌlīz 
realized; realizing
1
a
: to bring into concrete existence : accomplish
finally realized her goal
b
: to cause to seem real : make appear real
a book in which the characters are carefully realized
2
a
: to convert into actual money
realized assets
b
: to bring or get by sale, investment, or effort : gain
realized a large profit
3
: to conceive vividly as real : be fully aware of
did not realize the risk she was taking
realizer
noun
Examples of realize in a Sentence
They did not realize the risk that was involved.
He finally realized the scope of the problem.
She realizes how much things have changed.
Do you realize how difficult that stunt is?
You just have to realize that you can't always get what you want.
She slowly realized what he was trying to say.
He realized a lifelong dream by winning an Olympic medal.
He finally realized his ambition to start his own business.
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But not long into their stay, Barry saw photos of the pair in a news report and realized who Cummins was.
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At the end of the show, everyone in the audience realized we are all related, an exponentially large multi generation family.
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The audio of a 911 call made on the day four University of Idaho students were stabbed to death reveals confusion as the callers realized at least one of the students was not waking up.
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Given the stubbornly persistent phenomenon of underperforming predominantly Black schools throughout the nation, arguing that Brown’s potential has been fully realized would be absurd.
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Alex Gurley, People.com, 15 Mar. 2025
At the end of the show, everyone in the audience realized we are all related, an exponentially large multi generation family.
—Charlie Fink, Forbes, 15 Mar. 2025
The audio of a 911 call made on the day four University of Idaho students were stabbed to death reveals confusion as the callers realized at least one of the students was not waking up.
—CBS News, 15 Mar. 2025
Given the stubbornly persistent phenomenon of underperforming predominantly Black schools throughout the nation, arguing that Brown’s potential has been fully realized would be absurd.
—Justin Driver, The Atlantic, 15 Mar. 2025
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realize
verb
re·al·ize
ˈrē-ə-ˌlīz
ˈri-ə-
realized; realizing
1
: to bring into being : accomplish
realize a lifelong ambition
2
: to get by sale or effort : gain
realize a profit
3
: to be aware of
realized their danger
realization
noun
ˌrē-ə-lə-ˈzā-shən
ˌri-ə-
Legal Definition
realize
transitive verb
re·al·ize
ˈrē-ə-ˌlīz
realized; realizing
1
: to convert into money
2
: to obtain or incur (as a gain or loss) especially as the result of a sale, exchange, or other disposition of an asset
realized a loss when the house was sold
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