realise

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)
realise
    v 1: 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"
         [syn: {gain}, {take in}, {clear}, {make}, {earn},
         {realize}, {realise}, {pull in}, {bring in}]
    2: convert into cash; of goods and property [syn: {realize},
       {realise}]
    3: expand or complete (a part in a piece of baroque music) by
       supplying the harmonies indicated in the figured bass [syn:
       {realize}, {realise}]
    4: make real or concrete; give reality or substance to; "our
       ideas must be substantiated into actions" [syn: {realize},
       {realise}, {actualize}, {actualise}, {substantiate}]
    5: be fully aware or cognizant of [syn: {recognize},
       {recognise}, {realize}, {realise}, {agnize}, {agnise}]
    6: 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" [syn:
       {understand}, {realize}, {realise}, {see}]
    

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