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actualize

/ˈæktju.əlaɪz/

actualize verb: to make real; to realize.

Verb

actualize (third-person singular simple present actualizes, present participle actualizing, simple past and past participle actualized)

  1. (transitive) To make real; to realize.
  2. (intransitive) To become actual or real.
  3. (reflexive) To realize one's full potential.
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Forms of actualize

third-person singular presentactualizes
present participleactualizing
past participleactualized
pastactualized
alternative formactualise

Past tense of actualize: actualized

Origin of actualize

From actual + -ize.

Words formed from actualize

Questions about actualize

What does actualize mean?
Actualize means to make real; to realize.
What part of speech is actualize?
Actualize is a verb.
How do you pronounce actualize?
Actualize is pronounced /ˈæktju.əlaɪz/.
What is the past tense of actualize?
The past tense of actualize is actualized.

Words near actualize in the dictionary

  1. actualizability
  2. actualizable
  3. actualization
  4. actualizational
  5. actualizations
  6. actualize
  7. actualized
  8. actualizer
  9. actualizers
  10. actualizes
  11. actualizing

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