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pluralize

[ ploor-uh-lahyz ]

verb (used with object)

pluralized, pluralizing.
  1. to express in the plural form; make plural:

    to pluralize a noun.



verb (used without object)

pluralized, pluralizing.
  1. to receive or take a plural form.

pluralize

/ ˈʊəəˌɪ /

verb

  1. intr to hold more than one ecclesiastical benefice or office at the same time
  2. to make or become plural
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˈܰˌ, noun
  • ˌܰˈپDz, noun
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Other yvlog Forms

  • ۲·a· adjective
  • r··tDz noun
  • ۲·e noun
  • ܲ·۲· adjective
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of pluralize1

First recorded in 1795–1805; plural + -ize
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Example Sentences

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

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But the defense attorneys responded that the D.A.'s office unfairly pluralized “events occurring only once.”

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It’s used as a common noun and can be pluralized or singular, for instance: “you should set a passkey for your banking app.”

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But in the next answer, he pluralizes the wish list — “some more bats” — which means the Bell trade could be a starting point.

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“Greyboy” drags when singular experiences are pluralized — from how Black parents raise their children to the horizon-broadening benefits of an interracial relationship, which Brown initially approaches with trepidation, fear and pity.

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