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From: DICT.TW English-Chinese Dictionary 英漢字典

 lit·er·al·ize /ˈlɪt(ə)rəˌlaɪz/
 (vt.)照字義解釋,拘泥于字句

From: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

 Lit·er·al·ize v. t. [imp. & p. p. Literalized p. pr. & vb. n. Literalizing ] To make literal; to interpret or put in practice according to the strict meaning of the words; -- opposed to spiritualize; as, to literalize Scripture.
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From: WordNet (r) 2.0

 literalize
      v : make literal; "literalize metaphors" [syn: literalise]
          [ant: spiritualize]