realize

Meanings

1. 1
   verb

   To suddenly understand or become aware of a fact or situation.

   He realized that he had left his umbrella on the train.

2. 2
   verb

   To make something planned or imagined actually happen.

   She finally realized her dream of opening her own shop.

3. 3
   verb

   To get money by selling something, especially an investment or property.

   By selling the shares, she realized a large profit.

PIE word *reh₁ís From real (adjective) + -ize (suffix denoting the making of what is indicated by the word it is attached to), possibly modelled after French réaliser, Middle French réaliser (“to make real; to convert (something) into assets or cash”), from real (“actual, real”) + -iser (suffix denoting the making of what is indicated by the word it is attached to). Real is derived from Old French reel, from Latin reālis (“actual, real”), from rēs (“deed; event; matter; thing”) (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *reh₁ís (“goods; wealth”)) + -ālis (suffix forming adjectives of relationship).

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