literalize

Questions about literalize

What does literalize mean?

literalize means "make literal".

How many syllables are in literalize?

literalize has 4 syllables and divides as li-te-ra-lize under the regular spelling rules. It is not in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary, so that comes from how the word is written rather than from a recorded pronunciation, and no stress or phonetic transcription is claimed for it.

What is another word for literalize?

Close synonyms include literalise. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

What is the opposite of literalize?

The recorded antonyms are spiritualize.

Is literalize a common word?

literalize is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.