Word: literalize
Part of speech: Verb
Syllables: lit
er
al
ize
Definition: To make literal or prosaic
Morphemes:
Affix: literal
Language: en
PoS: Adjective
Meaning: Giving a strict or literal construction; unimaginative; matter-of-fact.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: littera
Language: la
Decoded: littera
PoS: Noun
Meaning: letters, knowledge of literature, learning, scholarship
Affix: -ize
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: to make what is denoted by the noun/adjective