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pluralize


(also pluralise)
Definition of pluralize

verb

[with object]
  • 1cause to become more numerous: this approach can have advantages in terms of pluralizing and relativizing the student’s perspectives
  • cause to be made up of several different elements: society has been immigrated and integrated, pluralized and multiculturized
  • 2give a plural form to (a word): words sensed to be inherently plural were incorrectly pluralized

Derivatives

pluralization

Pronunciation: /-ˈzeɪʃ(ə)n/

noun

pluralize in other Oxford dictionaries

Definition of pluralize in the US English dictionary
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