Is this sentence correct?

Question

 I was brought up and literalized in the United States

Answer 1

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lit·er·al·ize

/ˈlidərəˌlīz,ˈlitrəˌlīz/

verb

past tense: literalized; past participle: literalized

interpret or represent literally.

"the play literalizes the notion of marriage as a prison"

Technically the sentence is correct, but the word literalized doesn't make sense. The sentence is saying that you were brought up and interpreted/represented literally in the United States.

Answer 2

No you weren't.  You're making no sense.

Answer 3

Use educated instead of literalized.