pluralize

[ploo r-uh-lahyz]

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.

Also especially British, plu·ral·ise.

Origin of pluralize

First recorded in 1795–1805; plural + -ize

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

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Examples from the Web for pluralize

Historical Examples of pluralize

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

verb

(intr) to hold more than one ecclesiastical benefice or office at the same time

to make or become plural

Derived Formspluralization or pluralisation, nounpluralizer or pluraliser, noun

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