actualize

[ ak-choo-uh-lahyz ]

verb (used with object)

, ac·tu·al·ized, ac·tu·al·iz·ing.

1. to make actual or real; turn into action or fact.

actualize

/ ˈæktʃʊəˌlaɪz /

verb

1. to make actual or real
2. to represent realistically

Derived Forms

• ˌactualiˈzation, noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of actualize¹

First recorded in 1800–10; actual + -ize

Example Sentences

And that is how people who should know better, like my colleague, can confidently dismiss concerns that these doom-filled stories might actualize as baseless.

From Salon

“Interstate conflict is only intensifying, and data is the first shot across the bow for how to actualize that conflict,” she added.

From New York Times

Now that it’s actualized, I’m just excited to share it.

From Los Angeles Times

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

From Salon

“That’s all fine and good, but what isn’t is that Peach is absolutely amazing and perfect in every way, completely actualized, and needs to learn nothing in the film,” Mr. Carrick says in the review.

From Washington Times