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literalize vs construe

construe vs literalize

literalize and construe both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
literalize No No Yes No
construe No No Yes No
As verbs, construe is a hypernym of literalize; that is, construe is a word with a broader meaning than literalize:
  • literalize: make literal
  • construe: make sense of; assign a meaning to
Other hypernyms of literalize include interpret, see.
literalize (verb) construe (verb)
make literal make sense of; assign a meaning to
Difference between literalize and construe

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