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actualize
ac·tu·al·ize [ ákchoo ə lz ] (past and past participle ac·tu·al·ized, present participle ac·tu·al·iz·ing, 3rd person present singular ac·tu·al·iz·es)


transitive verb 
Definition:
 
1. make real: to make something actual or real, or make something come about
expectations actualized by deeds
2. portray: to portray or represent something realistically

ac·tu·al·i·za·tion [ àkchoo əli záysh'n ] noun
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