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literalize

(lit′ər əl īz′)

transitive verb literalized, literalizing

to make (a translation, etc.) literal
to interpret according to the literal sense

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literalization noun

See literalize in American Heritage Dictionary 4

transitive verb lit·er·al·ized, lit·er·al·iz·ing, lit·er·al·iz·es

To make literal.

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