Dictionary definition · realize
verb
- be fully aware or cognizant of
- perceive (an idea or situation) mentally"Now I see!"
- make real or concrete; give reality or substance to"our ideas must be substantiated into actions"
- earn on some commercial or business transaction; earn as salary or wages"How much do you make a month in your new job?"
- convert into cash; of goods and property
- expand or complete (a part in a piece of baroque music) by supplying the harmonies indicated in the figured bass
Source: Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).