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Word of the day
for September 6
realize v (American and Oxford British spelling)
  1. (transitive)
    1. (originally chiefly Canada, US)
      1. To become aware of or understand (a fact or situation, especially something which has been true for some time).
      2. To sense (something) strongly or vividly as if real.
    2. To cause (something) to seem real; to make realistic; specifically, to present (something) clearly to the mind, a person, (archaic) oneself, etc., so that it seems real.
    3. (chiefly passive voice, slightly formal) To convert (something imaginary or planned, as a goal or idea) into reality; to bring into real existence, to make real.
    4. (reflexive) To achieve (one's) potential.
    5. (business, finance)
      1. To convert (an asset or property, especially investments such as bonds, shares, etc.) into a more easily usable form such as money, especially by selling the asset or property.
      2. To acquire (money, a profit, etc.) by selling an asset or property, through trade, etc.; also (followed by on), to make (money or a profit) on an investment, a venture, etc.
      3. Of an asset or property: to generate (a specific amount of money or interest) when invested or sold.
    6. (linguistics) To turn (an abstract linguistic object, especially a phoneme) into a speech sound actually used in a language.
    7. (mathematics) To obtain an entity from (an abstract group or structure).
    8. (music)
      1. To arrange (a musical work written for a single performer) to be performed by an orchestra; to orchestrate.
      2. To complete (a musical work which is incomplete or not fully notated).
      3. Chiefly in Baroque music: to play an accompaniment, harmonies, etc., based on (a figured bass).
    9. (obsolete, US) To have an actual or real experience of (something).
  2. (intransitive)
    1. To become aware of or understand a fact or situation.
    2. To cause to seem real; to make realistic.
    3. (business, finance)
      1. To convert an asset or property into a more easily usable form such as money.
      2. Followed by on or upon: to acquire money or a profit from the sale of an asset or property.
      3. (obsolete) With an adverb like badly or well: of an asset or property being sold: to generate little or a lot of money.
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