Definition: realise

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Source: WordNet (r) 1.7 

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,
           pull in, bring in]
     2: convert into cash; of goods and property [syn: realize]
     3: make real or concrete; give reality to [syn: realize, actualize,
         actualise]
     4: be fully aware or cognizant of [syn: recognize, recognise,
         realize, agnize, agnise]
     5: perceive mentally, as of an idea; "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, see]