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- [lit-er-uh-lahyz]
- /ˈlɪt ər əˌlaɪz/
- /lˈɪtərəlˌaɪz/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [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
Information block about the term
Origin of literalize
First appearance:
before 1820 One of the 38% newest English words
First recorded in 1820-30; literal + -ize
Historical Comparancy
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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