ACTUALIZE

actualize, actualise

(verb) represent or describe realistically

realize, realise, actualize, actualise, substantiate

(verb) make real or concrete; give reality or substance to; “our ideas must be substantiated into actions”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Verb

actualize (third-person singular simple present actualizes, present participle actualizing, simple past and past participle actualized)

(transitive) To make real; to realize.

(intransitive) To become actual or real.

(reflexive) To realize one's full potential.

Source: Wiktionary


Ac"tu*al*ize, v. t.

Definition: To make actual; to realize in action. [R.] Coleridge.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



RESET




Word of the Day

3 May 2024

TWIST

(verb) practice sophistry; change the meaning of or be vague about in order to mislead or deceive; “Don’t twist my words”


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