pluralize
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plu·ral·ize
(plo͝or′ə-līz′)v. plu·ral·ized, plu·ral·iz·ing, plu·ral·iz·es
v.tr.
1. To make plural.
2. Grammar To express in the plural.
v.intr.
1. To become plural.
2. Ecclesiastical To hold more than one position or benefice at one time.
plu′ral·i·za′tion (plo͝or′ə-lĭ-zā′shən) n.
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pluralize
(ˈplʊərəˌlaɪz) orpluralise
vb
1. (Ecclesiastical Terms) (intr) to hold more than one ecclesiastical benefice or office at the same time
2. (Grammar) to make or become plural
ˌpluraliˈzation, ˌpluraliˈsation n
ˈpluralˌizer, ˈpluralˌiser n
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plu•ral•ize
(ˈplʊər əˌlaɪz)v.t., v.i. -ized, -iz•ing.
to make or become plural in form.
[1795–1805]
plu`ral•i•za′tion, n.
plu′ral•iz`er, n.
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pluralize
Past participle: pluralized
Gerund: pluralizing
| Imperative |
|---|
| pluralize |
| pluralize |
| Present |
|---|
| I pluralize |
| you pluralize |
| he/she/it pluralizes |
| we pluralize |
| you pluralize |
| they pluralize |
| Preterite |
|---|
| I pluralized |
| you pluralized |
| he/she/it pluralized |
| we pluralized |
| you pluralized |
| they pluralized |
| Present Continuous |
|---|
| I am pluralizing |
| you are pluralizing |
| he/she/it is pluralizing |
| we are pluralizing |
| you are pluralizing |
| they are pluralizing |
| Present Perfect |
|---|
| I have pluralized |
| you have pluralized |
| he/she/it has pluralized |
| we have pluralized |
| you have pluralized |
| they have pluralized |
| Past Continuous |
|---|
| I was pluralizing |
| you were pluralizing |
| he/she/it was pluralizing |
| we were pluralizing |
| you were pluralizing |
| they were pluralizing |
| Past Perfect |
|---|
| I had pluralized |
| you had pluralized |
| he/she/it had pluralized |
| we had pluralized |
| you had pluralized |
| they had pluralized |
| Future |
|---|
| I will pluralize |
| you will pluralize |
| he/she/it will pluralize |
| we will pluralize |
| you will pluralize |
| they will pluralize |
| Future Perfect |
|---|
| I will have pluralized |
| you will have pluralized |
| he/she/it will have pluralized |
| we will have pluralized |
| you will have pluralized |
| they will have pluralized |
| Future Continuous |
|---|
| I will be pluralizing |
| you will be pluralizing |
| he/she/it will be pluralizing |
| we will be pluralizing |
| you will be pluralizing |
| they will be pluralizing |
| Present Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I have been pluralizing |
| you have been pluralizing |
| he/she/it has been pluralizing |
| we have been pluralizing |
| you have been pluralizing |
| they have been pluralizing |
| Future Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I will have been pluralizing |
| you will have been pluralizing |
| he/she/it will have been pluralizing |
| we will have been pluralizing |
| you will have been pluralizing |
| they will have been pluralizing |
| Past Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I had been pluralizing |
| you had been pluralizing |
| he/she/it had been pluralizing |
| we had been pluralizing |
| you had been pluralizing |
| they had been pluralizing |
| Conditional |
|---|
| I would pluralize |
| you would pluralize |
| he/she/it would pluralize |
| we would pluralize |
| you would pluralize |
| they would pluralize |
| Past Conditional |
|---|
| I would have pluralized |
| you would have pluralized |
| he/she/it would have pluralized |
| we would have pluralized |
| you would have pluralized |
| they would have pluralized |
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Verb 1. pluralize - mark with a grammatical morpheme that indicates plural; "How do speakers pluralize nouns in Japanese?"
inflect - change the form of a word in accordance as required by the grammatical rules of the language
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