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literalize

lit·er·al·ize
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [lit-er-uh-lahyz]
    • /ˈlɪt ər əˌlaɪz/
    • /lˈɪtərəlˌaɪz/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [lit-er-uh-lahyz]
    • /ˈlɪt ər əˌlaɪz/

Definitions of literalize word

  • verb with object literalize to make literal; interpret literally. 1
  • noun literalize To make literal or prosaic. 1
  • verb literalize to make literal or interpret literally 0
  • verb transitive literalize to make (a translation, etc.) literal 0
  • verb transitive literalize to interpret according to the literal sense 0

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Origin of literalize

First appearance:

before 1820
One of the 38% newest English words
First recorded in 1820-30; literal + -ize

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Parts of speech for Literalize

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

literalize popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 47% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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