realization
re-al-i-za-tion / rē-ə-lĭ-zā-shən
noun 1. the act of fully comprehending, an awareness, an understanding With realization of one's own potential and self-confidence in one's ability, one can build a better world. Dalai Lama, 1935 – 2. something that comes to fruition and is actual and real The only limit to our realization of tomorrow will be our doubts of today. Franklin D. Roosevelt, 1882 – 1945 etymology Ultimately from the Latin noun res (thing) through the Medieval Latin adjective realis (real) plus the ancient Greek verb-forming suffix izo (make), and the Latin noun-forming suffix -tio, -tionis indicating the act, result, or instance of doing something. Thank you to Allen Ward for furnishing this etymology.