realized

[ ree-uh-lahyzd ]

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.

verb

1. the simple past tense and past participle of realize ( def ).

Word History and Origins

Origin of realized¹

realize ( def ) + -ed ²( def )

Example Sentences

As a food museum, we realized that for the first time, tens, maybe hundreds, of thousands of people lost their sense of smell and didn't really understand what was happening in their own bodies.

From Salon

Here are four such approaches, which cannot be realized overnight but provide a crucial framework of possibility.

From Salon

“But after a period of shock, we quickly realized that the material loss of certain parts of the building should not be compounded by the loss of the scientific information they contained,” she adds.

From Science Magazine

“Wait, you dated her? She’s basically royalty,” said an old schoolmate of my first love when we realized our mutual connection.

From Los Angeles Times

“At first she was a little unsettled, but then she realized he could be put to rest,” Svoboda said of her mother’s reaction.

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

• accomplished
• completed
• executed
• finished
• performed