Definition of "realize" []

• To comprehend completely or correctly. (verb-transitive)
• To bring into reality; make real: He finally realized his lifelong ambition to learn how to play the violin. (verb-transitive)
• To make realistic: a film that realizes court life of the 17th century. (verb-transitive)
• To obtain or achieve, as gain or profit: She realized a substantial return on the investment. (verb-transitive)
• To bring in (a sum) as profit by sale. (verb-transitive)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

• "None of the people that use this term realize that its all basically the product of a perfectly executed plan to remove the creativity, lyricism, fun and consciousness from mainstream rap."
• "It was imperative that she pinpoint what - beyond just the voice - would make a label realize she was worthy of a franchise tag."
• "What many of you may not realize, is that there is a "Grip and Grin Institute" in Canada, where magazine editors, writers, and photographers are sent to master the form it takes to wind up on the cover, or at least in a spread, of a major fishing magazine."