actualize
/'æktjuəlaiz/ Cách viết khác : (actualise) /'æktjuəlaiz/
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Definition
- Verb:
- To make something real or concrete; to give reality or substance to something that was previously only an idea, plan, or potential.
- To represent or describe something in a realistic manner.
Usage
- As a transitive verb, "actualize" requires a direct object (the thing being made real).
- It is often used in formal, academic, or professional contexts related to psychology, philosophy, business, and the arts.
- The process of actualizing something implies bringing it from a state of conception into a state of existence or operation.
Examples
- Making real or concrete:
- The company secured funding to actualize its vision for a new research facility.
- She worked for years to actualize her dream of becoming a published author.
- Representing realistically:
- The novelist has a unique talent to actualize complex emotions in her characters.
- The documentary seeks to actualize the daily struggles of the community.
Advanced Usage
- Self-actualization: A psychological term popularized by Abraham Maslow, referring to the realization or fulfillment of one's talents and potentialities. This is considered the highest level of psychological development.
- His journey was not just about career success, but about self-actualization.
- "To actualize into": To transform or develop into a concrete form.
- The abstract concept finally actualized into a viable product.
Variants and Related Words
- Actualization (n): The process of making something a reality.
- The actualization of the project took three years.
- Actual (adj): Existing in fact; real.
- Actualise (v): British English spelling variant of "actualize".
Synonyms
- Realize: To achieve something desired or anticipated.
- Implement: To put a decision, plan, or system into effect.
- Materialize: To become actual fact; to happen.
- Substantiate: To provide evidence to support or prove the truth of.
- Execute: To carry out or put into effect a plan, order, or course of action.
Antonyms
- Theorize: To form a theory or theories about something.
- Imagine: To form a mental image or concept of.
- Abandon: To give up completely on an idea or plan.
Related Phrases
- To bring to fruition: To successfully complete or realize a plan or project.
- To give shape to: To develop something so that it has a clear form or structure.
Verb
- represent or describe realistically
- make real or concrete; give reality or substance to
- our ideas must be substantiated into actions