pluralize

[ ploor-uh-lahyz ]

/ ˈplʊər əˌlaɪz /

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verb (used with object), plu·ral·ized, plu·ral·iz·ing.

to express in the plural form; make plural: to pluralize a noun.

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 .

Origin of pluralize

First recorded in 1795–1805; plural + -ize

OTHER WORDS FROM pluralize

plu·ral·iz·a·ble, adjectiveplu·ral·i·za·tion, nounplu·ral·iz·er, nounun·plu·ral·ized, adjective

Words nearby pluralize

PLUR, plural, pluralism, pluralistic, plurality, pluralize, plurally, plural marriage, plural voting, pluri-, pluriliteral

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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 Review
Some groups pluralize both parts of the group; as man singer, manservant, woman servant, woman singer.
An English Grammar|W. M. Baskervill and J. W. Sewell
They 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, noun

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