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• past tense form of realize.
• past participle of realize.

realized

American  

[ree-uh-lahyzd] / ˈri əˌlaɪzd /

especially British, realised

adjective

1. grasped or understood.

   A move to coastal Georgia left her with a newly realized taste for the beach and a bloated sunscreen budget.

2. depicted vividly or made to seem real.

   Writing historical fiction requires extensive research in order to build up a richly realized world and make it comprehensible to the reader.

3. completed or brought to fruition.

   Driven by the concept of outdoor learning, members of the faculty developed the seed of an idea into a fully realized plan.

   I've performed in some evenings of sketches, but it's been years since I was in a fully realized play with a rehearsal process and a director.

4. (of a person) having reached one’s full spiritual or psychological potential.

   He laughs from a deep down center of inner peace, his face radiant with the beauty of a realized soul.

5. (of goods or securities) converted into cash or money.

   Cash receipts include all cash generated from operations, including the proceeds from realized assets.

6. obtained as proceeds, savings, or profit.

   The company’s realized income has remained roughly the same despite their reduced workforce.

   If the realized savings do not exceed the financing costs, the energy services company will make up the difference.

7. Music. (of keyboard music) having the full harmony or ornamentation written out.

   A fully realized version of the organ part is also available.

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verb

1. the simple past tense and past participle of realize.

Etymology

Origin of realized

realize ( def. ) + -ed ² ( def. )

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Example Sentences

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realized

It took too long for the benefits to be realized, profits were smaller and came later than hoped or competition meant excess profits flowed to the users of the new technology, not its owners.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 18, 2026

“I’m talking!” she said, then realized: She wasn’t actually talking — not to a real person, anyway.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 16, 2026

“As soon as we realized it was a mis-edited video, we took it down,” Raman said Tuesday night.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 14, 2026

This is a major departure from the historic standard of net realized gains — thus, permitting managers to pocket performance fees on temporary highs that may vanish the next year.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 13, 2026

Too late, Torak realized that Wolf had not been growling at the auroch -but at these silent assailants.

From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver

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