realisere

Realisere is a verb used in Danish and Norwegian (and in related Scandinavian languages) meaning to realize or to make something real; it covers both the sense of achieving or completing a plan or dream, and the sense of converting an asset into cash or recognizing profit from a transaction. In everyday use, it can mean realizing a goal (realisere et mål) or a dream, and in business or finance it can mean realizing value by selling an asset or realizing a profit (realisere en gevinst). The noun form is realisering, referring to the act or process of realization.

The word is borrowed from the French verb realiser/realiser, which itself comes from Latin res “thing” through a Romance-language development. In Danish and Norwegian, realisere is a regular verb of the -ere class, with standard inflection patterns for present, past and participle forms; the exact spelling of past tense forms varies between Danish (realisert) and Norwegian (realisert or realisert in some dialects). The term has cognates in other Scandinavian languages, such as Swedish realisera/realiserar, with similar meanings.

Realisere appears in various registers, from informal speech to formal writing, and is a common term in project management, finance, and strategic planning contexts. Its usage is typically unambiguous when paired with a direct object (e.g., a goal, an asset, a plan) or with a financial noun (e.g., profit).