literalize
literalize · literalizes · literalized · literalizing
To make literal or prosaicTo make literal or prosaic
Meaning
1 sensesTo make literal or prosaic
make literal
Forms
literalizes, literalizing, literalized, literalized| Base form | literalize · to literalize |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | literalizes |
| Present participle | literalizing |
| Past simple | literalized |
| Past participle | literalized |
regular · Lesson
Synonyms
1 synonymsClose in meaning
- make literal:literalise
Antonyms
1 antonymsWord family
2 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle