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Literalize

verb/lˈɪɾɚɹəlˌaɪz/
Definition
make literal
Pronunciation
🇺🇸American English
/lˈɪɾɚɹəlˌaɪz/
🇬🇧British English
/lˈɪtəɹəlˌaɪz/
🇮🇳Indian English
/lˈɪtəɹəlˌaɪz/
4 syllables Say it as /lˈɪɾɚɹəlˌaɪz/.
Examples
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
Antonyms
Parts of Speech
verbmake literal
“literalize metaphors”
Around the World
Europe
🇩🇪German
wörtlich nehmen
wörtlich machen
🇫🇷French
littéraliser
rendre littéral
🇪🇸Spanish
literalizar
hacer literal
🇮🇹Italian
letteralizzare
rendere letterale
🇳🇱Dutch
letterlijk maken
letterlijk maken
🇵🇹Portuguese
literalizar
tornar literal
🇷🇺Russian
доводить до буквальности
сделать буквальным
India
🇮🇳Hindi
शाब्दिक बनाना
शाब्दिक बनाओ
🇧🇩Bengali
আক্ষরিক করা
আক্ষরিক করা
🇮🇳Tamil
எழுத்தாக்கம்
இலக்கியமாக ஆக்கு
🇮🇳Telugu
అక్షరీకరించు
సాహిత్యం చేయండి
🇮🇳Marathi
शब्दशः करणे
शाब्दिक करा
🇮🇳Gujarati
શાબ્દિક કરવું
શાબ્દિક બનાવો
🇮🇳Kannada
ಅಕ್ಷರಶಃ
ಅಕ್ಷರಶಃ ಮಾಡಿ
🇮🇳Malayalam
അക്ഷരവൽക്കരിക്കുക
അക്ഷരാർത്ഥത്തിൽ ഉണ്ടാക്കുക
🇮🇳Punjabi
ਸ਼ਾਬਦਿਕ ਬਣਾਉਣਾ
ਸ਼ਾਬਦਿਕ ਬਣਾਓ
🇵🇰Urdu
لفظی کرنا
لفظی بنائیں
East & Southeast Asia
🇨🇳Chinese
字面化
使字面意思
🇯🇵Japanese
文字通りに解釈する
文字通りにする
🇰🇷Korean
문자 그대로
문자 그대로 만들다
🇻🇳Vietnamese
chữ hóa
làm theo nghĩa đen
🇹🇭Thai
ทำให้เป็นจริง
ทำให้เป็นจริง
🇮🇩Indonesian
literalisasi
membuat literal
Middle East
🇸🇦Arabic
حرفيا
جعل الحرفي
🇮🇷Persian
تحت اللفظی کردن
تحت اللفظی کردن
🇹🇷Turkish
harfiyen ifade etmek
harfi harfine yapmak
🇮🇱Hebrew
לממש
להפוך מילולי
Test Yourself1 / 3
What is the primary definition of the word 'literalize'?
The primary meaning of 'literalize' is 'make literal'.
Which of the following sentences uses the word 'literalize' in a grammatically correct way?
Using 'literalize' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.
In which domain is the word 'literalize' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?
'literalize' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.
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