Pluralize

verb

verb ·3 syllables ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Verb
  1. 1
    To make plural. transitive

    "The word "orange" can be pluralized into "oranges"."

  2. 2
    mark with a grammatical morpheme that indicates plural wordnet
  3. 3
    To take a plural; to assume a plural form. intransitive

    "Nouns pluralize in English, but verbs do not."

  4. 4
    To multiply; to make manifold. transitive
  5. 5
    To hold more than one ecclesiastical benefice at the same time. UK, intransitive

Synonyms

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pluralisepluralise

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"A language that can pluralize the word “truth” does not thereby impugn the uniqueness of the concept as a whole; “truths” may just refer to several statements, each of which is true, as in “the fundamental truths of science.”"

Etymology

From plural + -ize.

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