Crossword clues for realized
realized
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Realize \Re"al*ize\ (r[=e]"al*[imac]z), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Realized (-[imac]zd); p. pr. & vb. n. Realizing (-[imac]`z[i^]ng).] [Cf. F. r['e]aliser.]
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To make real; to convert from the imaginary or fictitious into the actual; to bring into concrete existence; to effectuate; to accomplish; as, to realize a scheme or project.
We realize what Archimedes had only in hypothesis, weighing a single grain against the globe of earth.
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To cause to seem real; to impress upon the mind as actual; to feel vividly or strongly; to make one's own in apprehension or experience.
Many coincidences . . . soon begin to appear in them [Greek inscriptions] which realize ancient history to us.
--Jowett.We can not realize it in thought, that the object . . . had really no being at any past moment.
--Sir W. Hamilton. To convert into real property; to make real estate of; as, to realize his fortune.
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To acquire as an actual possession; to obtain as the result of plans and efforts; to gain; to get; as, to realize large profits from a speculation.
Knighthood was not beyond the reach of any man who could by diligent thrift realize a good estate.
--Macaulay. To convert into actual money; as, to realize assets.
Wiktionary
vb. (en-past of: realize)
WordNet
adj. successfully completed or brought to an end; "his mission accomplished he took a vacation"; "the completed project"; "the joy of a realized ambition overcame him" [syn: accomplished, completed, realised]
Usage examples of "realized".
He realized that they probably wouldn’t know him and that to them, he was a civilian with a weapon.
He was very nearly at climax when he realized that he wasn’t asleep, and that it wasn’t a dream.
He now realized that what was climbing his calf was a foot belonging to Dolce Bianchi.
He lay, dazed, on top of her, and then he realized she was struggling to get out from under him.
He looked back at the window and realized what he had not before: the window did not occupy the entire front of the building.