actualize

verb

ac·​tu·​al·​ize ˈak-ch(ə-w)ə-ˌlīz How to pronounce actualize (audio)
-sh(ə-w)ə-ˌlīz
actualized; actualizing

intransitive verb

: to become actual
actualization noun

Examples of actualize in a Sentence

several years passed before any profits from the enterprise actualized
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Word History

Etymology

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

First Known Use

1701, in the meaning defined at transitive sense

Time Traveler
The first known use of actualize was in 1701

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Cite this Entry

“Actualize.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/actualize. Accessed 15 Oct. 2024.

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