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unrealize

verb

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂ent- Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *h₂éntsder. Proto-Germanic *anda- Proto-West Germanic *anda- Old English and- Old English on- Middle English on- English un- Proto-Indo-European *(H)reh₁-der. Proto-Indo-European *(H)reh₁ís Proto-Italic *reis Late Latin rēs Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-der.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Late Latin -ālis Late Latin reālisder. Old French reelbor. Middle English real English real 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 realize English unrealize From un- + realize.

  1. derived from -isen English -ize English realize English unrealize From un- + realize
  2. derived from -iserbor
  3. derived from -izōder
  4. derived from reelbor
  5. derived from *-ālis Late Latin -ālis Late Latin reālisder✻
  6. derived from *reis Late Latin rēs Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-der✻
  7. derived from *h₂ent- Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *h₂éntsder✻

Definitions

  1. To make unreal

    To make unreal; to idealize.

    • His fancy, habitually moving about in worlds not realized, unrealizes everything at a touch.
    • But De Quincey generally sees a much deeper technical significance, an idealizing or unrealizing effect in the language.
    • Every action that realizes a dream or desire unrealizes it in reality.

  2. To alter one's own viewpoint after a previous realization

    To alter one's own viewpoint after a previous realization; to change one's mind.

    • I easily realized that all of his statements were wrong. How do you unrealize that?

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA