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Meaning of realise

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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  realise
      v 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"
           [syn: {gain}, {take in}, {clear}, {make}, {earn},
           {realize}, {realise}, {pull in}, {bring in}]
      2: convert into cash; of goods and property [syn: {realize},
         {realise}]
      3: expand or complete (a part in a piece of baroque music) by
         supplying the harmonies indicated in the figured bass [syn:
         {realize}, {realise}]
      4: make real or concrete; give reality or substance to; "our
         ideas must be substantiated into actions" [syn: {realize},
         {realise}, {actualize}, {actualise}, {substantiate}]
      5: be fully aware or cognizant of [syn: {recognize},
         {recognise}, {realize}, {realise}, {agnize}, {agnise}]
      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" [syn:
         {understand}, {realize}, {realise}, {see}]

Source : WordNet ® Princeton University. 2010.

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