Apply and Realize

Apply

Apply verb - To have a relation or connection.

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Realize and apply are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Realize" instead a verb "Apply".

Realize verb - To come to an awareness of.

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Apply and realize are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Apply" instead a verb "Realize".

Nearby Words: real, realise, reality, realistic, realization

power	apply power	realize power
strength	apply strength	realize strength
thanks	apply thanks	realize thanks
idea	apply idea	realize idea
Other words: name, effect, time, way, bit, effects.

But they fail to realize that the whole "do whatever you want" thing wouldn't just apply to themselves, it would apply to everyone else.

Source: Original Position Fallacy
Also, this trope doesn't apply if the characters never realize the danger they were in.

Source: Camp Unsafe Isn't Safe Anymore
Have them there for a bit, then realize the laws of physics still apply, and then splat.

Source: Security Cling

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