actualize
Americanverb (used with object)
verb
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to make actual or real
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to represent realistically
Other Word Forms
Derived Forms
Conjugated Forms
Present
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have actualizedperfect
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has actualizedperfect 3rd person singular
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has been actualizingperfect progressive 3rd person singular
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have been actualizingperfect progressive
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is actualizingprogressive 3rd person singular
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are actualizingprogressive
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am actualizingprogressive 1st person singular
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actualizessingular 3rd person
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actualizingparticiple
Past
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had actualizedperfect
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were actualizingprogressive plural
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was actualizingprogressive singular
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had been actualizingperfect progressive
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actualizedsimple
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actualizedparticiple
Future
Etymology
Origin of actualize
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
But they nevertheless actualize Laura's words: Choosing flesh over immortality is to live and die, too.
From Salon • Sep. 13, 2023
It is always worth the effort to actualize them.
From Slate • May 13, 2023
Which leads back to your question — I haven’t figured out how to actualize getting the streamers or the studios or these networks to invest in the stories that I believe are valuable.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 16, 2022
Aristotle proposed the theory of hylomorphism, which states that form is actually present in the material world and responsible for causing the acorn to actualize its potential as an oak tree.
From Textbooks • Jun. 15, 2022
In a completely favorable environment we should not struggle to exist, we should simply exist; we should not will to live, we should simply live, i.e., we should actualize our potentialities and die.
From Creative Intelligence Essays in the Pragmatic Attitude by Bode, Boyd H.
Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
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