unrealize en · VERB · etymology 1
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Germanic *un- Proto-West Germanic *un- Old English un- Middle English un- English un- 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 Late Latin reālisder. Old French reelbor. Middle English real English real English unreal 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 unrealize From unreal + -ize.
Meanings
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(transitive) To make unreal; to idealize.
Every action that realizes a dream or desire unrealizes it in reality.
2002, Fernando Pessoa, The Book of Disquiet:His fancy, habitually moving about in worlds not realized, unrealizes everything at a touch.
1875, James Russell Lowell, Spenser:But De Quincey generally sees a much deeper technical significance, an idealizing or unrealizing effect in the language.
1951, Journal of Literary History, page 39:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| unrealizes | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| unrealizing | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| unrealized | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| unrealized | Tense=Past | lexicographic |