literalize

t. [English literal: -ize.] To render literal; to interpret or put in practice according to the literal meaning; to conform to the literal meaning of. lit-er-al-ly, adv. [Eng. literal; -ly.] 1. In a literal manner or sense; according to the primitive or literal meaning or import of the words; not figuratively or metaphorically. 2. With close adherence to words; word for word; exactly. "My daily bread is literally implor'd." Dryden: Hind and Panther , iii. 107. lit'-er-al-ne , s . [Eng. literal ; -ne .] 1. The quality or state of being literal; literal meaning. 2. The quality or habit of interpreting or understanding everything literally; want of imagination.