singularize en · VERB
Etymology
From singular + -ize.
Meanings
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(transitive) To make singular.
There’s a word that we use in consumer behavior — it singularizes the couple and communicates that this couple is like no other.
2009 September 20, Joyce Cohen, “Cake Toppers: An End to One Size Fits All”, in New York Times:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| singularise | alternative | lexicographic | |
| singularizing | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| singularizes | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| singularized | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| singularized | Tense=Past | lexicographic |
Deriveds
desingularization · desingularize