realize

To become aware of, understand, or appreciate (a fact or situation, especially something which has been true for some time).UStransitive

• He realized that he had left his umbrella on the train.
• She desperately yelled at her young daughter, frantic to make her realize what she had done.

To sense (something) strongly or vividly as if real.UStransitive

• That any civilized human being in this nineteenth century should not be aware that the earth travelled round the sun appeared to be to me such an extraordinary fact that I could hardly realize it.

To cause (something) to seem real; to make realistic; specifically, to present (something) clearly to the mind, a person, (archaic) oneself, etc., so that it seems real.transitive

• [I]t vvas ſo vvarm in my Imagination, and ſo realiz'd to me, that to the Hour I ſavv them, I could not be perſuaded, but that it vvas or vvould be true; […]
• [F]aith realiſeth the ſufferings of Chriſt; it looks upon Chriſt as the common treaſury of all grace, as the principle of life, and root of holineſs.

To convert (something imaginary or planned, as a goal or idea) into reality; to bring into real existence, to make real.transitive

• Near-synonyms: implement, execute; actualize, materialize, embody; accomplish
• The objectives of the project were never fully realized.

To achieve (one's) potential.reflexivetransitive

To convert (an asset or property, especially investments such as bonds, shares, etc.) into a more easily usable form such as money, especially by selling the asset or property.transitive

• By realizing the company’s assets, the liquidator was able to return most of the shareholders’ investments.
• Profits from the investment can be realized at any time by selling the shares.

To acquire (money, a profit, etc.) by selling an asset or property, through trade, etc.; also (followed by on), to make (money or a profit) on an investment, a venture, etc.transitive

• to realize large profits from a speculation

Of an asset or property: to generate (a specific amount of money or interest) when invested or sold.transitive

To turn (an abstract linguistic object, especially a phoneme) into a speech sound actually used in a language.transitive

• The southern /v/ is realized as the voiced approximant [ʋ].

To obtain an entity from (an abstract group or structure).transitive