Dictionary

realization en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /ˌɹiə-/ (Received-Pronunciation)
• /-laɪˈzeɪ.ʃən/ (Canada, General-American)
• /ˌɹiə.lɪˈzeɪ.ʃən/ (Canada, General-American)
• /ˌɹɪə.laɪˈzeɪ.ʃən/ (Received-Pronunciation)
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Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *(H)reh₁-der. Proto-Indo-European *(H)reh₁ís Proto-Italic *reis Classical Latin rēs Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālis Latin reālisder. Old French reel French real Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)bor. Late Latin -izārebor. Old French -iser French -iser French réaliser Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin -ātiōlbor. Old French -ation Middle French -ation French -ation French réalisation English realization From French réalisation, from Middle French; equivalent to realize + -ation.

Meanings

1. (British, English, Oxford, US, countable, uncountable) The act of realizing, as: ▸ An act of figuring out or becoming aware.
   • A bath is a lovely relaxing event, until the realization that you're soaking in your own crud.
   • He came to the startling realization that he had never really known the truth.
2. (British, English, Oxford, US, countable, uncountable) The act of realizing, as: ▸ The act of making real.
   • The realization of the plan took several years.
   • He did not stay around long enough to see the realization of the idea.
3. (British, English, Oxford, US, countable, uncountable) The act of realizing, as: ▸ The result of an artistic effort.
   • The painter's realization of her concept was breathtaking.
4. (British, English, Oxford, US, countable, uncountable) The act of realizing, as: ▸ The manner in which a phoneme is pronounced.
   • The realization of -nd as -nn- is not uncommon in the Nuorese dialects. 2025, Cid Swanenvleugel, The Pre-Roman Elements of the Sardinian Lexicon, page 79:

Forms

Coordinates

eventualization · execution · embodiment · incarnation · instantiation

Deriveds

nonrealization · realizational · self-realization · price realization · prerealization

Relateds

reality · realistic · realize · realizable · realism · real

Translations (51)

id realisasi (act of making real) · pl realizacja (act of making real) · tr gerçekleştirme (act of making real) · ru реализа́ция (act of making real) · ru осуществле́ние (act of making real) · pl uświadomienie (act of figuring out or becoming aware) · ru выполне́ние (act of making real) · be рэаліза́цыя (act of making real) · ru постано́вка (result of an artistic effort) · nl vervulling (act of making real) · nl verwezenlijking (act of making real) · mi whakameatanga (act of making real) · nl bewustwording (act of figuring out or becoming aware) · fr connaissance (act of figuring out or becoming aware) · sv realisering (act of making real) · fi realisointi (act of making real) · cmn 實現 /实现 (act of making real) · ml സാക്ഷാത്കാരം (result of an artistic effort) · mi whakatinanatanga (act of making real) · hu rádöbbenés (act of figuring out or becoming aware) · uk реаліза́ція (act of making real) · de Erfüllung (act of making real) · pl realizacja (result of an artistic effort) · ja 実現 (act of making real) · de Umsetzung (act of making real) · fi toteutus (result of an artistic effort) · de Verwirklichung (act of making real) · hu megvalósítás (act of making real) · ar تَحْقِيق (act of making real) · ru осозна́ние (act of figuring out or becoming aware) · de Realisation (act of making real) · fi tajuaminen (act of figuring out or becoming aware) · hu ráeszmélés (act of figuring out or becoming aware) · it presa di coscienza (act of figuring out or becoming aware) · ja 達成 (act of making real) · ml തിരിച്ചറിയൽ (act of figuring out or becoming aware) · de Erkenntnis (act of figuring out or becoming aware) · nl besef (act of figuring out or becoming aware) · ru исполне́ние (act of making real) · uk усвідо́млення (act of figuring out or becoming aware) · ml സാക്ഷാത്കാരം (act of making real) · el πραγματοποίηση (act of making real) · fr réalisation (act of making real) · kk жүзеге асыру (act of making real) · el συνειδητοποίηση (act of figuring out or becoming aware) · fi toteuttaminen (act of making real) · sv förverkligande (act of making real) · ru понима́ние (act of figuring out or becoming aware) · fi ymmärrys (act of figuring out or becoming aware) · nl voltooiing (act of making real) · pt realização (act of making real)