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literalize definition

lit·er·al·ize (lit′ər əl īz′)

transitive verb literalized -·ized′, literalizing -·iz′·ing

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

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Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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