literalize

[lit-er-uh-lahyz]

verb (used with object), lit·er·al·ized, lit·er·al·iz·ing.

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