Literalize \Lit"er*al*ize\ (l[i^]t"[~e]r*al*[imac]z), v. t.
[imp. & p. p. {Literalized} (l[i^]t"[~e]r*al*[imac]zd); p.
pr. & vb. n. {Literalizing}
(l[i^]t"[~e]r*al*[imac]*z[i^]ng).]
To make literal; to interpret or put in practice according to
the strict meaning of the words; -- opposed to
{spiritualize}; as, to literalize Scripture.
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