REALIZE

transitive verb (-ized; -izing) Etymology: French réaliser, from Middle French realiser, from real real Date: circa 1611 1. to bring into concrete existence ; accomplish , to cause to seem real ; make appear real , 2. to convert into actual money , to bring or get by sale, investment, or effort ; gain , to conceive vividly as real ; be fully aware of , see: think realizable adjective ~r noun