actualize
[ak-choo-uh-lahyz]
verb (used with object), ac·tu·al·ized, ac·tu·al·iz·ing.
to make actual or real; turn into action or fact.
Also especially British, ac·tu·al·ise.
Origin of actualize
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Contemporary Examples of actualize
Regardless of the obstacles in her path, she was tirelessly determined to actualize her vision for equality.
Zero Dark Thirty will be remembered as her personal journey and struggle to actualize what for so long seemed impossible.
From ‘Zero Dark Thirty’ to ‘Medal of Honor’ Video Game: The SEAL Team Six Gift GuideBenjamin Schor
December 19, 2012
Historical Examples of actualize
They sought to actualize what their predecessors tried to symbolise.
The Book of TeaKakuzo Okakura
Youve made it possible for us to actualize our greatest dream.
The Variable ManPhilip K. Dick
And seeking to actualize them again, we do but renew the crust.
Our Old HomeNathaniel Hawthorne
Not to actualize the idea of the Church, only to strive after its actualization, is the task of a religious communion.
There must therefore be an external agent, itself actual, to actualize a potential.
A History of Mediaeval Jewish PhilosophyIsaac Husik
actualize
actualise
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