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REALIZE

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 I. (verb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Perceive (an idea or situation) mentally

Example:

I don't understand the idea

Synonyms:

realise; realize; see; understand

Classified under:

Verbs of thinking, judging, analyzing, doubting

Verb group:

envision; fancy; figure; image; picture; project; see; visualise; visualize (imagine; conceive of; see in one's mind)

see (see and understand, have a good eye)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "realize"):

perceive (become conscious of)

appreciate; take account (be fully aware of; realize fully)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s that CLAUSE

Sentence example:

They realize that there was a traffic accident

Derivation:

realization (coming to understand something clearly and distinctly)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Be fully aware or cognizant of

Synonyms:

agnise; agnize; realise; realize; recognise; recognize

Classified under:

Verbs of thinking, judging, analyzing, doubting

Hypernyms (to "realize" is one way to...):

cognise; cognize; know (be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "realize"):

know (know the nature or character of)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s that CLAUSE

Derivation:

realization (coming to understand something clearly and distinctly)

Sense 3

Meaning:

Make real or concrete; give reality or substance to

Example:

our ideas must be substantiated into actions

Synonyms:

actualise; actualize; realise; realize; substantiate

Classified under:

Verbs of sewing, baking, painting, performing

Hypernyms (to "realize" is one way to...):

create; make (make or cause to be or to become)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "realize"):

incarnate (make concrete and real)

express (manifest the effects of (a gene or genetic trait))

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

Sentence example:

Did he realize his major works over a short period of time?

Derivation:

realization (something that is made real or concrete)

realization (making real or giving the appearance of reality)

Sense 4

Meaning:

Expand or complete (a part in a piece of baroque music) by supplying the harmonies indicated in the figured bass

Synonyms:

realise; realize

Classified under:

Verbs of sewing, baking, painting, performing

Hypernyms (to "realize" is one way to...):

harmonise; harmonize (write a harmony for)

Domain category:

music (an artistic form of auditory communication incorporating instrumental or vocal tones in a structured and continuous manner)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

Derivation:

realization (the completion or enrichment of a piece of music left sparsely notated by a composer)

realization (a musical composition that has been completed or enriched by someone other than the composer)

Sense 5

Meaning:

Convert into cash; of goods and property

Synonyms:

realise; realize

Classified under:

Verbs of buying, selling, owning

Hypernyms (to "realize" is one way to...):

sell (exchange or deliver for money or its equivalent)

Domain category:

commerce; commercialism; mercantilism (transactions (sales and purchases) having the objective of supplying commodities (goods and services))

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

Derivation:

realization (a sale in order to obtain money (as a sale of stock or a sale of the estate of a bankrupt person) or the money so obtained)

Sense 6

Meaning:

Earn on some commercial or business transaction; earn as salary or wages

Example:

He clears $5,000 each month

Synonyms:

bring in; clear; earn; gain; make; pull in; realise; realize; take in

Classified under:

Verbs of buying, selling, owning

Hypernyms (to "realize" is one way to...):

acquire; get (come into the possession of something concrete or abstract)

Verb group:

make (act in a certain way so as to acquire)

clear; net; sack; sack up (make as a net profit)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "realize"):

eke out; squeeze out (make by laborious and precarious means)

profit; turn a profit (make a profit; gain money or materially)

rake off (take money from an illegal transaction)

bring home; take home (earn as a salary or wage)

rake in; shovel in (earn large sums of money)

gross (earn before taxes, expenses, etc.)

bear; pay; yield (bring in)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

Credits

 Context examples: 

Because it happens gradually and affects your thinking, you may not realize you need help.

(Hypothermia, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)

But you may not realize the dangers of substances in your own home.

(Inhalants, NIH: National Institute on Drug Abuse)

For a moment the expression upon my uncle’s face made me realize that this match was really a serious matter to him.

(Rodney Stone, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

Without pain, you might seriously hurt yourself without knowing it, or you might not realize you have a medical problem that needs treatment.

(Pain, NIH)

We realize that it can be difficult to make these estimates, and most likely it will be a 'best guess,' but please give us your best estimate.

(NPS - How Intense is Your Deep Pain, NCI Thesaurus)

"Then, a year later, the LIGO event happened. We looked at our old data with new eyes and realized we had indeed caught a kilonova in 2016."

(Astronomers find a golden glow from a distant stellar collision, National Science Foundation)

"The key is to realize rapid heating; otherwise, the battery will stay at elevated temperatures for too long, causing severe degradation."

(Modern Battery Design Can Charge Electric Car in 10 Minutes, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)

Without such work, we might not realize the important role sharks play in the recovery and health of seagrasses.

(Sharks, the seagrass protectors, National Science Foundation)

The key, the scientists realized, was neutral particles.

(Scientists Uncover Origins of the Sun’s Swirling Spicules, NASA)

It's interacting with the water cycle, and can influence clouds in ways that people hadn't realized before.

(Estimating how pollen particles in the atmosphere influence climate, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)