realization

American  

[ree-uh-luh-zey-shuhn] / ˌri ə ləˈzeɪ ʃən /

noun

1. the making or being made real of something imagined, planned, etc.

2. the result of such a process.

   The new church was the realization of a ten-year dream.

3. the act of realizing or the state of being realized.

4. an instance or result of realizing.

5. Music.

   1. the act of realizing a figured bass.

   2. a printed score of a realized figured bass.

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Other Word Forms

• nonrealization noun
• prerealization noun

Etymology

Origin of realization

First recorded in 1605–15; from French réalisation; equivalent to realize + -ation

Example Sentences

The next phase is more expansion, implementation, and realization of AI.

From Barron's

In even coming to the realization that you yourself are changing, you are moving in acceptance of this truth.

From Los Angeles Times

We came to the realization that we are young and that we have free will.

From Los Angeles Times

Part of that action is Patten’s realization that the sailor’s standard storm tactics—including reefing, heaving-to and lying a-hull—will not work in such an intense blow.

From The Wall Street Journal

I wouldn’t go so far as to call it bad, or for that matter good, but it seems to me the perfect realization of the creator’s idea, and there is something in that.

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

• accomplishment
• attainment
• fulfillment
• success