Actualize vs. Realise: What's the Difference?

Actualize and Realise Definitions
Actualize
To realize in action or make real
"More flexible life patterns could ... nurture and renew our spirits through opportunities to actualize personal dreams" (Fred Best).
Realise
Standard spelling of realize
Actualize
To describe or portray realistically.
Realise
Earn on some commercial or business transaction; earn as salary or wages;
How much do you make a month in your new job?
She earns a lot in her new job
This merger brought in lots of money
He clears $5,000 each month
Actualize
To become actual.
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Realise
Convert into cash; of goods and property
Actualize
(transitive) To make real; to realize.
Realise
Expand or complete (a thorough-based part in a piece of baroque music) by supplying the harmonies indicated in the figured bass
Actualize
(intransitive) To become actual or real.
Realise
Make real or concrete; give reality or substance to;
Our ideas must be substantiated into actions
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Actualize
(reflexive) To realize one's full potential.
Realise
Be fully aware or cognizant of
Actualize
To make actual; to realize in action.
Realise
Perceive (an idea or situation) mentally;
Now I see!
I just can't see your point
Does she realize how important this decision is?
I don't understand the idea
Actualize
Make real or concrete; give reality or substance to;
Our ideas must be substantiated into actions
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Actualize
Represent or describe realistically