9 letters · 20 points in Scrabble
verb make real or concrete; give reality or substance to
verb represent or describe realistically
originEtymology 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 From actual + -ize.
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