- (v.t.) To convert into real property; to make real estate of; as, to realize his fortune.
- (v.i.) To convert any kind of property into money, especially property representing investments, as shares in stock companies, bonds, etc.
- (v.t.) 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.
- (v.t.) 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.
- (v.t.) To convert into actual money; as, to realize assets.
- (v.t.) 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.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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