pluralize en · VERB
Pronunciation
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Etymology
Etymology tree English plural Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)bor. Late Latin -izōder. Middle French -iserbor. Middle English -isen English -ize English pluralize From plural + -ize.
Meanings
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(transitive) To make plural.
The word "orange" can be pluralized into "oranges".
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(intransitive) To take a plural; to assume a plural form.
Nouns pluralize in English, but verbs do not.
- (transitive) To multiply; to make manifold.
- (UK, intransitive) To hold more than one ecclesiastical benefice at the same time.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| pluralizes | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| pluralise | alternative | lexicographic | |
| pluralized | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| pluralized | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| pluralizing | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic |
Deriveds
pluralizability · pluralizable · pluralizer · unpluralized
Translations (3)
ar جَمَعَ (To make plural) · es pluralizar (To make plural) · pt pluralizar (To make plural)