realise meaning and definition

REALISE verb

Definition of realise (verb)

1. earn on some commercial or business transaction; earn as salary or wages
   • "How much do you make a month in your new job?"; "She earns a lot in her new job"; "this merger brought in lots of money"; "He clears $5,000 each month"
   • synonyms: bring in, clear, earn, gain, make, pull in, realize, take in
2. convert into cash; of goods and property
   • synonyms: realize
3. expand or complete (a part in a piece of baroque music) by supplying the harmonies indicated in the figured bass
   • synonyms: realize
4. make real or concrete; give reality or substance to
   • "our ideas must be substantiated into actions"
   • synonyms: actualise, actualize, realize, substantiate
5. be fully aware or cognizant of
   • synonyms: agnise, agnize, realize, recognise, recognize
6. perceive (an idea or situation) mentally
   • "Now I see!"; "I just can't see your point"; "Does she realize how important this decision is?"; "I don't understand the idea"
   • synonyms: realize, see, understand