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actualize

American  
[ak-choo-uh-lahyz] / ˈæk tʃu əˌlaɪz /
especially British, actualise

verb (used with object)

actualized, actualizing

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

actualize British  
/ ˈæktʃʊəˌlaɪz /

verb

  1. to make actual or real

  2. to represent realistically

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Other Word Forms

  • actualization noun

Etymology

Origin of actualize

First recorded in 1800–10; actual + -ize

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