1become fully aware of (something) as a fact; understand clearly:he realized his mistake at once [with clause]:they realized that something was wrong
2cause to happen:his worst fears have been realized
achieve (something desired or anticipated); fulfil:it is only now that she is beginning to realize her potential
3give actual or physical form to:the stage designs have been beautifully realized
use (a linguistic feature) in a particular spoken or written form:the item can be realized with a fully low front vowel
Music add to or complete (a piece of music left sparsely notated by the composer):other reconstruction work has involved realizing short score into full score
4make (a profit) from a transaction:she realized a profit of $100,000
be sold for:the drawings are expected to realize £500,000
convert (an asset) into cash:he realized all the assets in her trust fund
