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pluralize
[ ploor-uh-lahyz ]
/ ˈplʊər əˌlaɪz /
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verb (used with object), plu·ral·ized, plu·ral·iz·ing.
verb (used without object), plu·ral·ized, plu·ral·iz·ing.
to receive or take a plural form.
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Also especially British, plu·ral·ise .
OTHER WORDS FROM pluralize
plu·ral·iz·a·ble, adjectiveplu·ral·i·za·tion, nounplu·ral·iz·er, nounun·plu·ral·ized, adjectiveWords nearby pluralize
PLUR, plural, pluralism, pluralistic, plurality, pluralize, plurally, plural marriage, plural voting, pluri-, pluriglandular
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How to use pluralize in a sentence
So we have to contend with ways in which we can pluralize our societies and have greater forms of democratic accountability.
Stop talking about AI ethics. It’s time to talk about power.|Karen Hao|April 23, 2021|MIT Technology ReviewSome groups pluralize both parts of the group; as man singer, manservant, woman servant, woman singer.
An English Grammar|W. M. Baskervill and J. W. SewellThey are placed immediately after the noun they pluralize and before the particles which indicate case.
Diego Collado's Grammar of the Japanese Language|Diego Collado
British Dictionary definitions for pluralize
pluralize
pluralise
/ (ˈplʊərəˌlaɪz) /
verb
(intr) to hold more than one ecclesiastical benefice or office at the same time
to make or become plural
Derived forms of pluralize
pluralization or pluralisation, nounpluralizer or pluraliser, nounCollins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition
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