pluralizingn.

Brit.

/ˈplʊərəlʌɪzɪŋ/,

/ˈplʊərl̩ʌɪzɪŋ/,

/ˈplɔːrəlʌɪzɪŋ/,

/ˈplɔːrl̩ʌɪzɪŋ/, U.S.

/ˈplʊrəˌlaɪzɪŋ/

Forms: 1900s– pluralising, 1900s– pluralizing.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: pluralize v., -ing suffix¹.

Etymology: < pluralize v. + -ing suffix¹.

The action of pluralize v.

ΚΠ

1909 Westm. Gaz. 15 May 6/2 Editors should not insist on the production of criticism at such feverish haste, and the evils of pluralising should be mitigated by requiring critics to sign their different articles.

1917 Times 21 Sept. 5/6 It proposes equal electoral rights, as set forth in the Royal Decree last July, without any census and without any attempt at pluralizing.

1988 Genders 1 116 The pluralizing of the idea of innocence/ignorance..should..result in a disassembly of the fascination with reified innocence/ignorance.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

pluralizingadj.

Brit.

/ˈplʊərəlʌɪzɪŋ/,

/ˈplʊərl̩ʌɪzɪŋ/,

/ˈplɔːrəlʌɪzɪŋ/,

/ˈplɔːrl̩ʌɪzɪŋ/, U.S.

/ˈplʊrəˌlaɪzɪŋ/

Forms: 1600s– pluralizing, 1800s– pluralising.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: pluralist adj. and n., -izing suffix², pluralize v., -ing suffix².

Etymology: In sense 1 probably < plural- (in pluralist adj. and n.) + -izing suffix². In later senses < pluralize v. + -ing suffix².

†1. That holds more than one benefice or office at the same time; pluralist. Obsolete.

ΚΠ

1643 H. Palmer Necessity of Venturing for Churches Help 38 The holy Ordinances of God had been shamefully neglected, by an Ignorant-pluralizing-nonresident-carelesse..Ministry.

1842 R. Burns Mem. Rev. Dr. MacGill i. 14 The idea of a pluralist, he could not..endure; and in his instant declinature of the tempting proposal [of the Chair of History at St Andrews, when he already had a small country parish] we discover the germ of [his] opposition..to the pluralising system.

2. Grammar. Tending to make a word, etc., plural in form.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > language > linguistics > study of grammar > other grammatical categories or concepts > [adjective] > number > plural

plurala1387

plurara1398

plurative1585

pluralizing1794

1794 J. Elphinston Fifty Years' Corr. II. 121 Nouns depressing also the aspirate, before the pluralizing sibbilant, in path, padhs, and the rest.

1813 Monthly Rev. 71 475 The pluralizing formulas [in language].

1876 F. M. Müller Chips from German Workshop IV. ii. 74 Might dala in Bengali be the Dravidian tala or dala, a host, a crowd, which Dr. Caldwell..mentions as a possible etymon of the pluralizing suffix in the Dravidian languages?

1891 Iowa Citizen 18 Sept. 12/1 What a tiresome trick they [sc. the words neither and nor] have of taking upon themselves pluralizing properties to which they have no right!

1930 Amer. Jrnl. Philol. 51 261 Formation of a plural case by adding a pluralizing -s to the corresponding case of the singular.

1991 D. R. Parks Trad. Narratives Arikara Indians I. p. xxii If an incorporated noun is plural, it is immediately followed by the pluralizing morpheme -raan-.

3. Tending to make plural or pluralistic; (also) advocating pluralism.

ΚΠ

1910 A. W. Moore Pragmatism & Its Critics vii. 166 The..spectacle of James, the pluralist, defending the unity of experience against the pluralizing attacks of Bradley, the absolutist.

1945 H. D. Lasswell World Politics 53 The vast edifice of dictatorial centralism has kept in the background but has not destroyed the pluralizing tendencies of any large scale society.

1991 E. J. Smyth Postmodernism & Contemp. Fiction iii. 73 The pluralizing nature of texts..places them firmly within the postmodernist camp.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	pluralizing
释义	pluralizingn. Brit. /ˈplʊərəlʌɪzɪŋ/, /ˈplʊərl̩ʌɪzɪŋ/, /ˈplɔːrəlʌɪzɪŋ/, /ˈplɔːrl̩ʌɪzɪŋ/, U.S. /ˈplʊrəˌlaɪzɪŋ/ Forms: 1900s– pluralising, 1900s– pluralizing. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: pluralize v., -ing suffix¹. Etymology: < pluralize v. + -ing suffix¹. The action of pluralize v. ΚΠ 1909 Westm. Gaz. 15 May 6/2 Editors should not insist on the production of criticism at such feverish haste, and the evils of pluralising should be mitigated by requiring critics to sign their different articles. 1917 Times 21 Sept. 5/6 It proposes equal electoral rights, as set forth in the Royal Decree last July, without any census and without any attempt at pluralizing. 1988 Genders 1 116 The pluralizing of the idea of innocence/ignorance..should..result in a disassembly of the fascination with reified innocence/ignorance. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022). pluralizingadj. Brit. /ˈplʊərəlʌɪzɪŋ/, /ˈplʊərl̩ʌɪzɪŋ/, /ˈplɔːrəlʌɪzɪŋ/, /ˈplɔːrl̩ʌɪzɪŋ/, U.S. /ˈplʊrəˌlaɪzɪŋ/ Forms: 1600s– pluralizing, 1800s– pluralising. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: pluralist adj. and n., -izing suffix², pluralize v., -ing suffix². Etymology: In sense 1 probably < plural- (in pluralist adj. and n.) + -izing suffix². In later senses < pluralize v. + -ing suffix². †1. That holds more than one benefice or office at the same time; pluralist. Obsolete. ΚΠ 1643 H. Palmer Necessity of Venturing for Churches Help 38 The holy Ordinances of God had been shamefully neglected, by an Ignorant-pluralizing-nonresident-carelesse..Ministry. 1842 R. Burns Mem. Rev. Dr. MacGill i. 14 The idea of a pluralist, he could not..endure; and in his instant declinature of the tempting proposal [of the Chair of History at St Andrews, when he already had a small country parish] we discover the germ of [his] opposition..to the pluralising system. 2. Grammar. Tending to make a word, etc., plural in form. ΘΚΠ the mind > language > linguistics > study of grammar > other grammatical categories or concepts > [adjective] > number > plural plurala1387 plurara1398 plurative1585 pluralizing1794 1794 J. Elphinston Fifty Years' Corr. II. 121 Nouns depressing also the aspirate, before the pluralizing sibbilant, in path, padhs, and the rest. 1813 Monthly Rev. 71 475 The pluralizing formulas [in language]. 1876 F. M. Müller Chips from German Workshop IV. ii. 74 Might dala in Bengali be the Dravidian tala or dala, a host, a crowd, which Dr. Caldwell..mentions as a possible etymon of the pluralizing suffix in the Dravidian languages? 1891 Iowa Citizen 18 Sept. 12/1 What a tiresome trick they [sc. the words neither and nor] have of taking upon themselves pluralizing properties to which they have no right! 1930 Amer. Jrnl. Philol. 51 261 Formation of a plural case by adding a pluralizing -s to the corresponding case of the singular. 1991 D. R. Parks Trad. Narratives Arikara Indians I. p. xxii If an incorporated noun is plural, it is immediately followed by the pluralizing morpheme -raan-. 3. Tending to make plural or pluralistic; (also) advocating pluralism. ΚΠ 1910 A. W. Moore Pragmatism & Its Critics vii. 166 The..spectacle of James, the pluralist, defending the unity of experience against the pluralizing attacks of Bradley, the absolutist. 1945 H. D. Lasswell World Politics 53 The vast edifice of dictatorial centralism has kept in the background but has not destroyed the pluralizing tendencies of any large scale society. 1991 E. J. Smyth Postmodernism & Contemp. Fiction iii. 73 The pluralizing nature of texts..places them firmly within the postmodernist camp. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1909adj.1643
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