Actualize and Desist

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Actualize verb - To come into existence.

Usage example: several years passed before any profits from the enterprise actualized

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Desist is an antonym for actualize.

Desist verb - Choose not to consume.

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Actualize is an antonym for desist.

Nearby Words: desisted, desisting

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Desist and Actualize. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 14, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/actualize/desist

Actualize & Desist. N.p., 2016. Web. 14 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/actualize/desist>.

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