1. past tense and past participle of literalize; made literal or interpreted in a literal manner
Usage: past form

Examples

• The abstract concept was literalized in the sculpture.
• She literalized the metaphor by creating an actual bridge between the communities.
• The director literalized the play’s themes through stark visual imagery.
• His dreams were literalized when he built the exact house he had imagined.
• The poet’s words were literalized in the artist’s painting.
• The company literalized their slogan by actually planting trees for every sale.