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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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