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noun
making actual or really existent
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: deactualization
noun
making real or giving the appearance of reality
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: realization, realisation, actualisation
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: creating by mental acts
Narrower terms: objectification
History
Etymology tree English actual Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)bor. Late Latin -izōder. Middle French -iserbor. Middle English -isen English -ize English actualize Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin -ātiōlbor. Old French -ationbor. Middle English -acioun English -ation English actualization From actualize + -ation.
