literalize

动词 v.
中文释义

英文释义

动词 v.
  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.

词形变化

literalizes present,singular,third-person literalizing participle,present literalized participle,past literalized past literalise alternative

词源

Etymology tree
Late Latin littera
Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-der.?
Proto-Italic *-ālis
Late Latin -ālis
Late Latin litterālisbor.
Old French literalbor.
Middle English literal
English literal
Proto-Indo-European *-id-
Proto-Indo-European *-yéti
Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti
Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō
Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)bor.
Late Latin -izōder.
Middle French -iserbor.
Middle English -isen
English -ize
English literalize
From literal + -ize.
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