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Definition of Realize

Realize

  1. To make real; to convert from the imaginary or fictitious into the actual; to bring into concrete existence; to effectuate; to accomplish; as, to realize a scheme or project.
  2. To cause to seem real; to impress upon the mind as actual; to feel vividly or strongly; to make one's own in apprehension or experience.
  3. To convert into real property; to make real estate of; as, to realize his fortune.
  4. To acquire as an actual possession; to obtain as the result of plans and efforts; to gain; to get; as, to realize large profits from a speculation.
  5. To convert into actual money; as, to realize assets.
  6. To convert any kind of property into money, especially property representing investments, as shares in stock companies, bonds, etc.

Realize Quotations

Life is a song - sing it. Life is a game - play it. Life is a challenge - meet it. Life is a dream - realize it. Life is a sacrifice - offer it. Life is love - enjoy it.
Sai Baba

I always wanted to be somebody, but now I realize I should have been more specific.
Lily Tomlin

While I know myself as a creation of God, I am also obligated to realize and remember that everyone else and everything else are also God's creation.
Maya Angelou

Be content with what you have; rejoice in the way things are. When you realize there is nothing lacking, the whole world belongs to you.
Lao Tzu

Focusing your life solely on making a buck shows a certain poverty of ambition. It asks too little of yourself. Because it's only when you hitch your wagon to something larger than yourself that you realize your true potential.
Barack Obama
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Realize Translations

realize in Afrikaans is verstaan, besef
realize in Dutch is beseffen, bevatten, begrijpen
realize in Italian is riconoscere, realizzare, comprendere, attuare
realize in Spanish is comprender, entender, connocer, idear

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