literalise

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A form of literalize — To make literal or prosaic

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Meanings

verbliteralise (third-person singular simple present literalises, present participle literalising, simple past and past participle literalised)

present singular third person literalises · participle present literalising · participle past literalised · past literalised

  1. alternativeAlternative form of literalize.

    Its highest-concept blockbuster to date, Inside Out (Disney, U), dares to literalise this process, guiding viewers’ feelings by personifying them, placing them at the centre of a narrative they’d usually accompany.

    2015 November 22, Guy Lodge, “Inside Out; Southpaw; Hot Pursuit; 13 Minutes; Maggie; Rififi – review”, in The Observer

Synonyms & antonyms

verbmake literal

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interpretconstruesee
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Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From literal + -ise.

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Cite this entry
APA

literalise. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/literalise

MLA

“literalise.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/literalise. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “literalise,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/literalise.

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