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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025

lit•er•al•ize v.t., -ized, -iz•ing.

to make literal;
interpret literally.

Also,[esp. Brit.,] lit′er•al•ise′.

literal + -ize 1820–30

lit′er•al•i•za′tion, n.
lit′er•al•iz′er, n.

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