actualize

[ ak-choo-uh-lahyz ]
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verb (used with object),ac·tu·al·ized, ac·tu·al·iz·ing.
  1. to make actual or real; turn into action or fact.

Origin of actualize

1
First recorded in 1800–10; actual + -ize
  • Also especially British, ac·tu·al·ise .

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British Dictionary definitions for actualize

actualize

actualise

/ (ˈæktʃʊəˌlaɪz) /


verb(tr)
  1. to make actual or real

  2. to represent realistically

Derived forms of actualize

  • actualization or actualisation, noun

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