realize
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To make real; to convert from the imaginary or fictitious into the actual; to bring into concrete existence; to effectuate; to accomplish; as, to realize a scheme or project.
To cause to seem real; to impress upon the mind as actual; to feel vividly or strongly; to make one's own in apprehension or experience.
To convert into real property; to make real estate of; as, to realize his fortune.
To acquire as an actual possession; to obtain as the result of plans and efforts; to gain; to get; as, to realize large profits from a speculation.
To convert into actual money; as, to realize assets.
To convert any kind of property into money, especially property representing investments, as shares in stock companies, bonds, etc.
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Just think of how stupid the average person is, and then realize half of them are even stupider.
If people could realize that we are merely passing through this Earth... That we are guests here... That every meeting with an acquaintance or a friend could be the last, they would be more humble and less cruel.
You have power over your mind - not outside events. Realize this, and you will find strength.
Only when the last tree has withered, and the last fish caught, and the last river been poisoned, will we realize we cannot eat money.
The man being carried does not realize how far away the town really is.
He who is being carried does not realize how far the town is.