pluralize

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verb

To make plural.

“Nouns pluralize in English, but verbs do not.”

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pluralise
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Meanings

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

present singular third person pluralizes · participle present pluralizing · participle past pluralized · past pluralized · alternative pluralise

  1. transitivegrammarTo make plural.

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

  2. intransitivegrammarTo take a plural; to assume a plural form.

    Nouns pluralize in English, but verbs do not.

  3. transitiveTo multiply; to make manifold.
  4. UKintransitiveTo hold more than one ecclesiastical benefice at the same time.

Synonyms & antonyms

verbmark with a grammatical morpheme that indicates plural

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pluralise
Broader
inflect

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From plural + -ize.

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Translations

Arabic جَمَعَ
  • جَمَعَ (jamaʕa)To make plural
Portuguese pluralizar
  • pluralizarTo make plural
Spanish pluralizar
  • pluralizarTo make plural
Cite this entry
APA

pluralize. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pluralize

MLA

“pluralize.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pluralize. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “pluralize,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pluralize.

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