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- pronunciation:
- ri
laIz
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verb |
| inflections: |
realizes, realizing, realized |
| definition 1: |
to understand completely.
Do you realize how big a redwood tree is?- synonyms:
- appreciate, comprehend, perceive, understand
- similar words:
- apprehend, conceive, discover, fathom, gather, get, grasp, know, recognize, see
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| definition 2: |
to make real or make happen.
She realized her dream of success.- similar words:
- accomplish, achieve, attain, carry out, effect, produce, reach
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| related words: |
earn, execute, learn, net, sense, take, understand, win |
| derivations: |
realizable (adj.), realizably (adv.) |
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