literalize

(litər əl īz′)

transitive verb literalized, literalizing

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

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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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