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lit⋅er⋅al⋅ize

  [lit-er-uh-lahyz]
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–verb (used with object), -ized, -iz⋅ing.
to make literal; interpret literally.
Also, especially British, lit⋅er⋅al⋅ise.

Origin:
1820–30; literal + -ize

Related forms:
lit⋅er⋅al⋅i⋅za⋅tion, noun
lit⋅er⋅al⋅iz⋅er, noun
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lit·er·al·ize   (lĭt'ər-ə-līz')   
tr.v.   lit·er·al·ized, lit·er·al·iz·ing, lit·er·al·iz·es
To make literal.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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