"actualize" meaning in English

See actualize in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

IPA: /ˈæktju.əlaɪz/, /ˈæktʃu.əlaɪz/, /ˈæktʃəlaɪz/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-actualize.wav Forms: actualizes [present, singular, third-person], actualizing [participle, present], actualized [participle, past], actualized [past], actualise [alternative]
Etymology: From actual + -ize. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|actual|ize}} actual + -ize Head templates: {{en-verb}} actualize (third-person singular simple present actualizes, present participle actualizing, simple past and past participle actualized)
  1. (transitive) To make real; to realize. Tags: transitive Translations (make real): toteuttaa (Finnish), aktualisoida (Finnish), realisieren (German), verwirklichen (German), מִמֵּשׁ (mimésh) (Hebrew), aktualigar (Ido), aktualizirati (Serbo-Croatian), aktualizȋrati [imperfective, perfective, rare] (Slovene), förverkliga (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-actualize-en-verb-KwXQeDFR Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ize, Entries with translation boxes, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Hebrew translations, Terms with Ido translations, Terms with Serbo-Croatian translations, Terms with Slovene translations, Terms with Swedish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 35 24 40 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ize: 35 31 34 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 33 33 34 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 31 34 35 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 29 34 36 Disambiguation of Terms with Hebrew translations: 30 36 34 Disambiguation of Terms with Ido translations: 33 35 33 Disambiguation of Terms with Serbo-Croatian translations: 31 34 35 Disambiguation of Terms with Slovene translations: 31 34 35 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 31 34 34 Disambiguation of 'make real': 84 11 5
  2. (intransitive) To become actual or real. Tags: intransitive Translations (become real): toteutua (Finnish), aktualisoitua (Finnish), sich verwirklichen (German), aktualeskar (Ido), förverkliga (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-actualize-en-verb-dVQKyMKv Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ize, Entries with translation boxes, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Hebrew translations, Terms with Ido translations, Terms with Serbo-Croatian translations, Terms with Slovene translations, Terms with Swedish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 35 24 40 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ize: 35 31 34 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 33 33 34 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 31 34 35 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 29 34 36 Disambiguation of Terms with Hebrew translations: 30 36 34 Disambiguation of Terms with Ido translations: 33 35 33 Disambiguation of Terms with Serbo-Croatian translations: 31 34 35 Disambiguation of Terms with Slovene translations: 31 34 35 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 31 34 34 Disambiguation of 'become real': 26 68 7
  3. (reflexive) To realize one's full potential. Tags: reflexive
    Sense id: en-actualize-en-verb-29E-mVf0 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ize, Entries with translation boxes, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Hebrew translations, Terms with Ido translations, Terms with Serbo-Croatian translations, Terms with Slovene translations, Terms with Swedish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 35 24 40 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ize: 35 31 34 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 33 33 34 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 31 34 35 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 29 34 36 Disambiguation of Terms with Hebrew translations: 30 36 34 Disambiguation of Terms with Ido translations: 33 35 33 Disambiguation of Terms with Serbo-Croatian translations: 31 34 35 Disambiguation of Terms with Slovene translations: 31 34 35 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 31 34 34
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: actualizable, actualization, actualizer, self-actualize Related terms: actuate, reactualize

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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        "(intransitive) To become actual or real."
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        "(reflexive) To realize one's full potential."
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