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lit·er·al·ize (lit′ər əl īz′)
transitive verb literalized -·ized′, literalizing -·iz′·ing
- to make (a translation, etc.) literal
- to interpret according to the literal sense
Related Forms:
- literalization lit′·er·ali·za′·tion noun
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