realize
1. be fully aware or cognizant of (Freq. 48)
• Syn:
recognize, recognise, realise, agnize, agnise
• Derivationally related forms:
realisation (for: realise), realization
• Hypernyms:
know, cognize, cognise
• Hyponyms:
know
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Somebody ----s that CLAUSE
2. perceive (an idea or situation) mentally (Freq. 37)
- Now I see!
- I just can't see your point
- Does she realize how important this decision is?
- I don't understand the idea
• Syn:
understand, realise, see
• Derivationally related forms:
realisation (for: realise), realization, understandable (for: understand), understanding (for: understand)
• Hyponyms:
perceive, appreciate, take account
• Verb Group:
visualize, visualise, envision, project, fancy,
see, figure, picture, image
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s
- Somebody ----s something
- Somebody ----s that CLAUSE
- They realize that there was a traffic accident
3. make real or concrete;
give reality or substance to (Freq. 8)
- our ideas must be substantiated into actions
• Syn:
realise, actualize, actualise, substantiate
• Derivationally related forms:
actualisation (for: actualise), actual (for: actualize), actualization (for: actualize), realisation (for: realise), realization
• Hypernyms:
make, create
• Hyponyms:
incarnate, express
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Did he realize his major works over a short period of time?
4. earn on some commercial or business transaction;
earn as salary or wages (Freq. 2)
- How much do you make a month in your new job?
- She earns a lot in her new job
- this merger brought in lots of money
- He clears $5,000 each month
• Syn:
gain, take in, clear, make, earn,
realise, pull in, bring in
• Derivationally related forms:
earner (for: earn), gainer (for: gain)
• Hypernyms:
get, acquire
• Hyponyms:
eke out, squeeze out, profit, turn a profit, rake off,
take home, bring home, rake in, shovel in, gross, yield,
pay, bear
• Verb Group:
net, sack, sack up, clear, make
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
5. convert into cash;
of goods and property
• Syn:
realise
• Derivationally related forms:
realisation (for: realise), realization
• Topics:
commerce, commercialism, mercantilism
• Hypernyms:
sell
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
6. expand or complete (a part in a piece of baroque music) by supplying the harmonies indicated in the figured bass
• Syn:
realise
• Derivationally related forms:
realization
• Topics:
music
• Hypernyms:
harmonize, harmonise
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
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