unrealize
unrealize · unrealizes · unrealized · unrealizing
To make unreal; to idealizeTo make unreal; to idealize.
» This is, even now, an unrealized dream.
Das ist, gerade jetzt, ein unerfüllbarer Traum.
Meaning
2 senses(transitive)To make unreal; to idealize.
(nonce word)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?
Examples
2 sentencesThis is, even now, an unrealized dream.
deDas ist, gerade jetzt, ein unerfüllbarer Traum. — Esperantostern
Not surprisingly, the yields of these crops are low and their potential unrealized.
Forms
unrealizes, unrealizing, unrealized, unrealized| Base form | unrealize · to unrealize |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | unrealizes |
| Present participle | unrealizing |
| Past simple | unrealized |
| Past participle | unrealized |
regular · Lesson
Lessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle