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}]