What does "realize" mean here?
"The verbs you mention (and others) fall into various categories: force, require, cause, induce, persuade, and convince (for some) imply that the action is realized.
Encourage, beg, ask, and advise imply interaction between the grammatical subject and the direct object but do not imply realization of the action.
Choose, delegate, elect, appoint, select, and name imply a selection of someone for the purpose of doing something. Whether or not the action is realized is not expressed."
e. to bring into being or effect, to cause to actually exist or happen.
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"realize" means to make real, i.e. to bring into being or effect, to cause to actually exist or happen.