"realize" meaning in English

See realize in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

IPA: /ˈri.ə.laɪz/ [US], /ˈrɪə.laɪz/ [UK] Audio: en-us-realize.ogg [US] Forms: realize [canonical], realizes [third-person, singular], realized [past], realized [past, participle], realizing [present, participle]
Etymology: real + -ize Etymology templates: {{ety-suffix|real|ize}} real + -ize Head templates: {{verb|realiz|e}} [POS TABLE]
  1. If you realize something, you become aware of it.
    Sense id: simple-realize-en-verb-Vg4Ri8-v
  2. If something is realized, it is made real.
    Sense id: simple-realize-en-verb-UWGiCJ1v
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Categories (other): Terms suffixed with -ize
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