PLURALIZE

pluralize, pluralise

(verb) mark with a grammatical morpheme that indicates plural; “How do speakers pluralize nouns in Japanese?”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Verb

pluralize (third-person singular simple present pluralizes, present participle pluralizing, simple past and past participle pluralized)

(transitive) To make plural.

(intransitive) To take a plural; to assume a plural form.

(transitive) To multiply; to make manifold.

(intransitive, UK) To hold more than one ecclesiastical benefice at the same time.

Source: Wiktionary


Plu"ral*ize, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Pluralized; p. pr. & vb. n. Pluralizing.]

1. To make plural by using the plural termination; to attribute plurality to; to express in the plural form.

2. To multiply; to make manifold. [R.]

Plu"ral*ize, v. i.

1. To take a plural; to assume a plural form; as, a noun pluralizes. Earle.

2. (Eccl.)

Definition: To hold more than one benefice at the same time. [Eng.]

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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