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realize vs eke out

eke out vs realize

realize and eke out both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
realize No No Yes No
eke out No No Yes No
As verbs, eke out is a hyponym of realize; that is, eke out is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than realize:
  • realize: earn on some commercial or business transaction; earn as salary or wages
  • eke out: make by laborious and precarious means
realize (verb) eke out (verb)
perceive (an idea or situation) mentally obtain with difficulty
be fully aware or cognizant of make by laborious and precarious means
make real or concrete; give reality or substance to supplement what is thought to be deficient
expand or complete (a part in a piece of baroque music) by supplying the harmonies indicated in the figured bass live from day to day, as with some hardship
convert into cash; of goods and property
earn on some commercial or business transaction; earn as salary or wages
Difference between realize and eke out

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