Literalize

verb

verb ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Verb
  1. 1
    To make literal or prosaic

    "The popular "peephole" style of cover art, suggesting stolen glimpses into exotic interior territories at once psychological and geographical, literalized the voyeuristic appeal of early postwar paperback art."

  2. 2
    make literal wordnet

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"The popular "peephole" style of cover art, suggesting stolen glimpses into exotic interior territories at once psychological and geographical, literalized the voyeuristic appeal of early postwar paperback art."

Etymology

From literal + -ize.

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