Synonyms

actualize

American

[ak-choo-uh-lahyz] / ˈæk tʃu əˌlaɪz /

especially British, actualise

verb (used with object)

to make actual or real; turn into action or fact.

actualize British

/ ˈæktʃʊəˌlaɪz /

verb

to make actual or real
to represent realistically

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actualization

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Etymology

Origin of actualize

First recorded in 1800–10; actual + -ize

Example Sentences

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And that is how people who should know better, like my colleague, can confidently dismiss concerns that these doom-filled stories might actualize.

From Salon • Jul. 21, 2024

It is always worth the effort to actualize them.

From Slate • May 13, 2023

I haven’t figured that out yet when pitching a show or getting venture capitalists to give me tens of millions of dollars to actualize it.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 16, 2022

For example, if the purpose of human life is to develop meaningful relationships and to actualize one’s potential, then morality is based on the virtues that allow someone to achieve these ends.

From Textbooks • Jun. 15, 2022

Look at the Piltdown skull: reconstruct the person or creature whose brain that skull contained, and actualize the directions in which his imperious instincts, his vaguely conscious will and desire, were pressing into life.

From The Life of the Spirit and the Life of To-day by Underhill, Evelyn

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