pluralize

ˈplʊrəˌlaɪz

Definition of pluralize - Reverso English Dictionary

Verb

linguistics

tr.

TECH.

make a word plural by adding a morpheme

tr.

TECH.

Teachers often pluralize nouns by adding 's'.

inflect

pluralise

linguistics

intr.

TECH.

assume a plural form in grammar

intr.

TECH.

The word 'child' pluralizes to 'children'.

inflect

conceptual use

tr.

treat or discuss as consisting of more than one

tr.

The theory pluralizes identity across different social contexts.

differentiate

diversify

multiply

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Origin of pluralize

Latin, pluralis (more than one) + -ize (to make)

Examples of pluralize in a sentence

In some languages, you pluralize by changing the word ending.
Most English nouns pluralize by adding -s.
This borrowed word pluralizes irregularly.
The essay pluralizes ideas of belonging.
These interviews pluralize the notion of expertise.

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French:pluraliser, se mettre au pluriel, ...
German:pluralisieren, in den Plural setzen, ...
Italian:pluralizzare, andare al plurale, ...
Spanish:pluralizar, pluralizarse, ...
Portuguese:pluralizar, passar ao plural, ...
Chinese:使变为复数, 变为复数形式, ...
Japanese:複数形にする, 複数形になる, ...
Arabic:جَمَعَ, جَمَّعَ, ...
Hebrew:לְהַרְבּוֹת אֶת הַמִּלָּה, לְהָפוֹךְ לְרַבִּים, ...
Russian:сделать во множественном числе, образовывать форму множественного числа, ...
Ukrainian:робити множинним, утворювати форму множини, ...
Hindi:बहुवचन बनाना, बहुवचन रूप लेना, ...
Bengali:বহুবচন করা, বহুবচন হওয়া, ...
Catalan:pluralitzar, pluralitzar-se, ...
Czech:pluralizovat, mít množné číslo, ...
Danish:gøre til flertal, få flertalsform, ...
Dutch:meervoud maken, in het meervoud staan, ...
Greek:κάνω πληθυντικό, σχηματίζω πληθυντικό, ...
Hungarian:többesíteni, többes számú alakot felvenni, ...
Khmer:ធ្វើឲ្យទៅជាពហុវចនៈ, ប្តូរទៅជាពហុវចនៈ, ...
Korean:복수형으로 만들다, 복수형이 되다, ...
Persian:جمع بست, جمع بستن, ...
Polish:dodawać końcówkę, przyjmować liczbę mnogą, ...
Portuguese (BR):pluralizar, passar para o plural, ...
Romanian:a pluraliza, a se pune la plural, ...
Swedish:göra plural, pluraliseras, ...
Thai:ทำให้เป็นพหูพจน์, ผันเป็นพหูพจน์, ...
Turkish:çoğul yapmak, çoğullaşmak, ...
Vietnamese:chuyển sang số nhiều, chuyển sang dạng số nhiều, ...

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