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realize

Dictionary definition · realize

verb

  1. be fully aware or cognizant of
  2. perceive (an idea or situation) mentally"Now I see!"
  3. make real or concrete; give reality or substance to"our ideas must be substantiated into actions"
  4. earn on some commercial or business transaction; earn as salary or wages"How much do you make a month in your new job?"
  5. convert into cash; of goods and property
  6. 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).