pluralize

American  

[ploor-uh-lahyz] / ˈplʊər əˌlaɪz /

especially British, pluralise

verb (used with object)

pluralized, pluralizing

1. to express in the plural form; make plural.

   to pluralize a noun.

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verb (used without object)

pluralized, pluralizing

1. to receive or take a plural form.

pluralize British  

/ ˈplʊərəˌlaɪz /

verb

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

2. to make or become plural

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Other Word Forms

• pluralizable adjective
• pluralization noun
• pluralizer noun
• unpluralized adjective

Etymology

Origin of pluralize

First recorded in 1795–1805; plural + -ize

Example Sentences

When a student trying to figure out how to pluralize singular nouns asked, “No plural?” she chirped: “No! How neat, right?”

From New York Times • Jul. 21, 2023

Some people pluralize nouns that would be grammatically correct as singular.

From Textbooks • Dec. 21, 2021

Sir: Please tell me I am wrong; please do not tell me that you attempted to pluralize the Latin tempus and made it into tempi!

From Time Magazine Archive

He and his associates had definitely decided to pluralize the term.

From "In Cold Blood" by Truman Capote

We can pluralize it: inikw-ihl-’minih; it is still either “fires in the house” or “burn plurally in the house.”

From Language An Introduction to the Study of Speech by Sapir, Edward