<p><strong>Verb</strong></p><ul><li>(used with object), re·al·ized, re·al·iz·ing: to grasp or understand clearly.</li><li>Synonyms: comprehend, conceive.</li><li>Antonyms: misunderstand.</li><li>to make real; give reality to (a hope, fear, plan, etc.).</li><li>Synonyms: effect, accomplish.</li><li>to bring vividly to the mind.</li><li>to convert into cash or money: to realize securities.</li><li>to obtain as a profit or income for oneself by trade, labor, or investment.</li><li>to bring as proceeds, as from a sale: The goods realized $1000.</li><li>Music: to sight-read on a keyboard instrument or write out in notation the full harmony and ornamentation indicated by (a figured bass).</li><li>Linguistics: to serve as an instance, representation, or embodiment of (an abstract linguistic element or category): In “Jack tripped,” the subject is realized by “Jack,” the predicate by “tripped,” and the past tense by “-ed.”</li><li>to convert property or goods into cash or money.</li></ul>