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Phrase(s): realize something from something
1. to perceive something from some kind of evidence. • I just now realized something from what you’ve been saying. • Tom realized how wrong he had been from what Mary told him. 2. to reap a profit by selling an asset that has increased in value. • He realized a large profit from the sale of the house. • We hoped to realize a lot of money from the sale of stock.
McGrawhill's American Idioms And Phrasal Verbs