realize English · revision 3003

+ {{infobox|confidence=established|formation=borrowing|attested=1611, Cotgrave|origins=frm réaliser}}

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+ ==Pronunciation==

+ * IPA: UK /ˈrɪə.laɪz/, US /ˈriː.ə.laɪz/^(Roach et al. 2011)

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+ ==Etymology==

+ It is [[bor|frm|réaliser|t=to make real]],^(Etymonline)^(Barnhart 1988)^(MWU 2024) from [[m|frm|real|t=actual]] and the suffix -iser,^(Barnhart 1988)^(MWU 2024) from the same source as [[real]].^(Etymonline)^(NODE 1998)

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+ ==Earliest recorded meaning==

+ To bring into real existence: 1611, in Cotgrave's Dictionary,^(Barnhart 1988)^(OED 1989) the 1610s in Etymonline.^(Etymonline)

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+ ==Semantic evolution==

+ “To present vividly as real” in the mind is from 1646.^(OED 1989) “To convert property into money” is first recorded in 1727–41,^(Barnhart 1988) and “to obtain as profit” in 1753.^(Barnhart 1988)^(Etymonline) The sense “to understand clearly, grasp the reality of” is from 1775,^(Barnhart 1988)^(Etymonline)^(OED 1989) and in the US “to experience at first hand” from 1776.^(OED 1989) In music, completing a sparsely notated piece is from 1911.^(OED 1989) ''Realization'' is also from Cotgrave (1611).^(Barnhart 1988)

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+ ==Timeline==

+ * 1611 – to make real.^(Barnhart 1988)^(OED 1989)

+ * 1646 – to present vividly to the mind.^(OED 1989)

+ * 1727–41 – to convert into money.^(Barnhart 1988)

+ * 1753 – to obtain as profit.^(Barnhart 1988)^(Etymonline)

+ * 1775 – to understand clearly.^(Barnhart 1988)^(Etymonline)^(OED 1989)

+ * 1911 – in music, to fill out a score.^(OED 1989)

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+ ==Modern meaning==

+ ===Verb===

+ # To understand completely or correctly; to become [[aware]] of.^(AHD)^(MW Collegiate)

+ # To make real; to [[fulfil]]: ''realize an ambition''.^(AHD)^(MW Collegiate)

+ # To obtain as a profit; to sell for: ''the house realized a good price''.^(AHD)^(MW Collegiate)

+ # To exchange goods or holdings for money.^(AHD)^(Barnhart 1988)

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+ ==Word family==

+ * [[realizable]]

+ * [[realizer]]

+ * [[realizability]]

+ * [[realizably]]

+ * [[unrealized]]

+ * [[hyperrealize]]

+ * [[realization]]

+ * [[unrealize]]

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+ ==Related words==

+ * [[real]]

+ * [[realism]]

+ * [[realistic]]

+ * [[reality]]

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+ ==Usage notes==

+ The spelling ''realise'' is also used in British English.^(Roach et al. 2011)^(Collins 2023)

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+ ==References==

+ {{reflist}}