Lit"er*al*ize (l&ibreve;t"&etilde;r*al*īz), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Literalized (-īzd); p. pr. & vb. n. Literalizing (-ī`z&ibreve;ng).] To make literal; to interpret or put in practice according to the strict meaning of the words; -- opposed to spiritualize; as, to literalize Scripture.