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Verb: actualize  'ak-choo-u,lIz
  1. Make real or concrete; give reality or substance to
    "The team worked hard to actualize their vision for the project";
    - realize, realise [Brit], actualise [Brit], substantiate
     
  2. Represent or describe realistically
    "The author actualized the characters' emotions vividly in her novel";
    - actualise [Brit]

Derived forms: actualized, actualizing, actualizes

Type of: create, make, represent

Encyclopedia: Actualize