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actualize en · VERB

Pronunciation

  • /ˈæktʃu.əlaɪz/
  • /ˈæktju.əlaɪz/
  • (Southern-England) audio
  • /ˈæktʃəlaɪz/

Etymology

Etymology tree English actual Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)bor. Late Latin -izōder. Middle French -iserbor. Middle English -isen English -ize English actualize From actual + -ize.

Meanings

  1. (transitive) To make real; to realize.
  2. (intransitive) To become actual or real.
  3. (reflexive) To realize one's full potential.
    • For quotations using this term, see Citations:actualize.

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
actualizing Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
actualizes Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic
actualise alternative lexicographic
actualized Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
actualized Tense=Past lexicographic

Deriveds

self-actualize · actualization · actualizable · actualizer

Relateds

actuate · reactualize

Translations (16)

he מִמֵּשׁ (make real) · sv förverkliga (make real) · fi aktualisoitua (become real) · de verwirklichen (make real) · io aktualigar (make real) · fi toteutua (become real) · sv förverkliga (become real) · fr réaliser (make real) · fi aktualisoida (make real) · fi toteuttaa (make real) · sh aktualizirati (make real) · es realizar (make real) · sl aktualizȋrati (make real) · io aktualeskar (become real) · de sich verwirklichen (become real) · de realisieren (make real)