1. (

• recognize ,
• recognise ,
• realize ,
• realise ,
• agnize ,
• agnise

) be fully aware or cognizant of ;

2. (

• understand ,
• realize ,
• realise ,
• see ,

) perceive (an idea or situation) mentally; "Now I see!"; "I just can't see your point"; "Does she realize how important this decision is?"; "I don't understand the idea" ;

3. (

• realize ,
• realise ,
• actualize ,
• actualise ,
• substantiate ,

) make real or concrete; give reality or substance to; "our ideas must be substantiated into actions" ;

4. (

• gain ,
• take_in ,
• clear ,
• make ,
• earn ,
• realize ,
• realise ,
• pull_in ,
• bring_in ,

) earn on some commercial or business transaction; earn as salary or wages; "How much do you make a month in your new job?"; "She earns a lot in her new job"; "this merger brought in lots of money"; "He clears $5,000 each month" ;

5. (

• realize ,
• realise

) convert into cash; of goods and property ;

6. (

• realize ,
• realise ,

) expand or complete (a part in a piece of baroque music) by supplying the harmonies indicated in the figured bass ;

1. (

• accomplished ,
• completed ,
• realized ,
• realised

) successfully completed or brought to an end; "his mission accomplished he took a vacation"; "the completed project"; "the joy of a realized ambition overcame him" ;