actualize

verb

ac·​tu·​al·​ize ˈak-ch(ə-w)ə-ˌlīz 

-sh(ə-w)ə-ˌlīz

actualized; actualizing

transitive verb

: to make actual : realize

intransitive verb

: to become actual

actualization

ˌak-ch(ə-w)ə-lə-ˈzā-shən 

-sh(ə-w)ə-lə-

noun

Synonyms

• appear
• arise
• begin
• break
• commence
• dawn
• engender
• form
• materialize
• originate
• set in
• spring
• start

Examples of actualize in a Sentence

several years passed before any profits from the enterprise actualized

Recent Examples on the Web

Take baby steps toward actualizing a long-term aspiration as Mercury and Jupiter harmonize. —Usa Today, USA Today, 5 May 2025

Stay Here: Come for the famous geothermal waters, stay for the extensive treatment menu, Grand Resort Bad Ragaz is where wellness is actualized. —Nicole Kliest, Vogue, 21 Mar. 2025

While there’s a strong progressive desire to start over from the ground up, there’s still a rawness among those who saw their fears of an ultra-wealthy government actualized in real-time by Trump’s actions. —Hanna Trudo, The Hill, 23 Jan. 2025

Let those elements serve as a compass for actualizing your new purpose. —Erica Yanney, Forbes.com, 26 Mar. 2025

Word History

Etymology

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

First Known Use

1701, in the meaning defined at transitive sense

Phrases Containing actualize

• self-actualize

Rhymes for actualize

• antagonize
• apologise
• apologize
• capitalize
• categorize
• characterize
• commercialize
• conceptualize
• contrariwise
• criminalize
• decentralize
• democratize