realization

(n) coming to understand something clearly and distinctly
- a growing realization of the risk involved
- a sudden recognition of the problem he faced
- increasing recognition that diabetes frequently coexists with other chronic diseases
realisation, recognition,
(n) making real or giving the appearance of reality actualisation, actualization, realisation,
(n) a musical composition that has been completed or enriched by someone other than the composer realisation,
(n) a sale in order to obtain money (as a sale of stock or a sale of the estate of a bankrupt person) or the money so obtained realisation,
(n) the completion or enrichment of a piece of music left sparsely notated by a composer realisation,
(n) something that is made real or concrete
- the victory was the realization of a whole year's work
fruition, realisation,

realisation recognition actualisation actualization fruition