actualize

verb

ac·​tu·​al·​ize ˈak-ch(ə-w)ə-ˌlīz 

-sh(ə-w)ə-ˌlīz

actualized; actualizing

transitive verb

: to make actual : realize

intransitive verb

: to become actual

actualization

ˌak-ch(ə-w)ə-lə-ˈzā-shən 

-sh(ə-w)ə-lə-

noun

Synonyms

• appear
• arise
• begin
• break
• commence
• dawn
• engender
• form
• materialize
• originate
• set in
• spring
• start

Examples of actualize in a Sentence

several years passed before any profits from the enterprise actualized

Recent Examples on the Web

While there’s a strong progressive desire to start over from the ground up, there’s still a rawness among those who saw their fears of an ultra-wealthy government actualized in real-time by Trump’s actions. —Hanna Trudo, The Hill, 23 Jan. 2025

Let those elements serve as a compass for actualizing your new purpose. —Erica Yanney, Forbes.com, 26 Mar. 2025

Impossible advice to actualize for yourself, but the journey at the show is learning how to be yourself in front of everybody. —Andy Hoglund, Vulture, 13 Feb. 2025

That’s where the second piece comes in: making sure that there’s a riveting world that can actualize and support those choices. —Hayes Madsen, Rolling Stone, 14 Feb. 2025

Word History

Etymology

probably borrowed from French actualiser, from actuel actual + -iser -ize

First Known Use

1701, in the meaning defined at transitive sense

Phrases Containing actualize

• self-actualize

Rhymes for actualize

• antagonize
• apologise
• apologize
• capitalize
• categorize
• characterize
• commercialize
• conceptualize
• contrariwise
• criminalize
• decentralize
• democratize