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ac·tu·al·ize  (kch--lz)
v. ac·tu·al·ized, ac·tu·al·iz·ing, ac·tu·al·iz·es
v.tr.
1. To realize in action or make real: "More flexible life patterns could . . . nurture and renew our spirits through opportunities to actualize personal dreams" (Fred Best).
2. To describe or portray realistically.
v.intr.
To become actual.

actu·al·i·zation (--l-zshn) n.

actualize, actualise [ˈæktʃʊəˌlaɪz]
vb (tr)
1. to make actual or real
2. to represent realistically
actualization , actualisation n
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Verb1.actualize - make real or concreteactualize - make real or concrete; give reality or substance to; "our ideas must be substantiated into actions"
create, make - make or cause to be or to become; "make a mess in one's office"; "create a furor"
incarnate - make concrete and real
express - manifest the effects of (a gene or genetic trait); "Many of the laboratory animals express the trait"
2.actualize - represent or describe realistically
represent - describe or present, usually with respect to a particular quality; "He represented this book as an example of the Russian 19th century novel"
Translations
actualize [ˈæktjʊəlaɪz] VT
1. (= make real) → realizar
2. (= represent) → representar de manera realista, describir con realismo
actualize


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