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realise

re·al·ize
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [ree-uh-lahyz]
    • /ˈri əˌlaɪz/
    • /ˈrɪə.laɪz/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [ree-uh-lahyz]
    • /ˈri əˌlaɪz/

Definitions of realise word

  • verb with object realise to grasp or understand clearly. 1
  • verb with object realise to make real; give reality to (a hope, fear, plan, etc.). 1
  • verb with object realise to bring vividly to the mind. 1
  • verb with object realise to convert into cash or money: to realize securities. 1
  • verb with object realise to obtain as a profit or income for oneself by trade, labor, or investment. 1
  • verb with object realise to bring as proceeds, as from a sale: The goods realized $1000. 1

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Origin of realise

First appearance:

before 1605
One of the 40% oldest English words
1605-15; < French réaliser, Middle French, equivalent to real real1 + -iser -ize

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Realise

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

realise popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 89% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

realise usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for realise

adj realise

  • accomplishable — to bring to its goal or conclusion; carry out; perform; finish: to accomplish one's mission.
  • attainable — Something that is attainable can be achieved.
  • be had — To be deceived.
  • can do — marked by purposefulness and efficiency: a can-do executive.
  • cherry pie — any of several plants having flowers with an odor suggestive of cherries, as the heliotrope.

verb realise

  • absorb — If something absorbs a liquid, gas, or other substance, it soaks it up or takes it in.
  • accomplish — If you accomplish something, you succeed in doing it.
  • achieve — If you achieve a particular aim or effect, you succeed in doing it or causing it to happen, usually after a lot of effort.
  • actualize — to make actual or real
  • apperceive — to be aware of perceiving

adjective realise

  • achievable — If you say that something you are trying to do is achievable, you mean that it is possible for you to succeed in doing it.
  • cinch — If you say that something is a cinch, you mean that you think it is very easy to do.
  • cincher — Something that cinches as in holds and fastens, such as a belt or corset.
  • getatable — Capable of being got at; accessible.
  • liquid — composed of molecules that move freely among themselves but do not tend to separate like those of gases; neither gaseous nor solid.

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