literalize

literalize [lit-er-uh-lahyz] Word Origin verb (used with object), lit·er·al·ized, lit·er·al·iz·ing.

1. to make literal; interpret literally.

Also especially British, lit·er·al·ise. Origin of literalize First recorded in 1820–30; literal + -ize Related formslit·er·al·i·za·tion, nounlit·er·al·iz·er, nounun·lit·er·al·ized, adjective