realizable

UK: /ˈrɪəlaɪzəb^əl/

WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2025

re•al•ize /ˈriəˌlaɪz/   v., -ized, -iz•ing. 

1. to grasp with the mind, believe, or understand clearly: [~ + object]
   At long last he realized the truth.
   [~ + clause]
   Suddenly he realized what had happened.
2. to make real;
   give reality to (a hope, fear, plan, etc.):
   [~ + object] He realized his dream and became a teacher.
3. to obtain or gain for oneself by trade, labor, or investment:
   [~ + object] We realized a net profit of over six hundred thousand dollars.

re•al•iz•a•ble, adj. See -real-.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025

re•al•ize  (rē′ə līz′), v., -ized, -iz•ing. 
v.t. 

1. to grasp or understand clearly.
2. to make real;
   give reality to (a hope, fear, plan, etc.).
3. to bring vividly to the mind.
4. to convert into cash or money:
   to realize securities.
5. to obtain as a profit or income for oneself by trade, labor, or investment.
6. to bring as proceeds, as from a sale:
   The goods realized $1000.
7. Music and Dance to sight-read on a keyboard instrument or write out in notation the full harmony and ornamentation indicated by (a figured bass).
8. Linguistics to serve as an instance, representation, or embodiment of (an abstract linguistic element or category):
   In "Jack tripped,'' the subject is realized by "Jack,'' the predicate by "tripped,'' and the past tense by "-ed.''

v.i. 

9. to convert property or goods into cash or money.

Also,[esp. Brit.,] re′al•ise′. 

• French réaliser, Middle French, equivalent. to real real¹ + -iser -ize
• 1605–15

re′al•iz′a•ble, adj. 
re′al•iz′a•bil′i•ty, re′al•iz′a•ble•ness, n. 
re′al•iz′a•bly, adv. 
re′al•iz′er, n. 
Synonyms

• 1. conceive, comprehend.
• 2. accomplish, effect.
• 3. See imagine. 

Antonyms

• 1. misunderstand.