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actualize

[ak-choo-uh-lahyz] / ˈæk tʃu əˌlaɪz /
VERB
make real
Synonyms
Antonyms
STRONG


Example Sentences

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“It wasn’t as much solving this like, master plan or whatever. It was moreso helping him actualize the things that he was seeing.”

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 24, 2025

But they nevertheless actualize Laura's words: Choosing flesh over immortality is to live and die, too.

From Salon • Sep. 13, 2023

It is always worth the effort to actualize them.

From Slate • May 13, 2023

For example, if the purpose of human life is to develop meaningful relationships and to actualize one’s potential, then morality is based on the virtues that allow someone to achieve these ends.

From Textbooks • Jun. 15, 2022

She has only to open her mouth and the innate aptitudes of air rush in to actualize her creative wish.

From Among the Forces by Warren, Henry White