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单词 pluralize
释义

pluralize

[ ploor-uh-lahyz ]
/ ˈplʊər əˌlaɪz /

verb (used with object), plu·ral·ized, plu·ral·iz·ing.

to express in the plural form; make plural: to pluralize a noun.

verb (used without object), plu·ral·ized, plu·ral·iz·ing.

to receive or take a plural form.
Also especially British, plu·ral·ise .

Origin of pluralize

First recorded in1795–1805; plural + -ize

OTHER WORDS FROM pluralize

plu·ral·iz·a·ble, adjectiveplu·ral·i·za·tion, nounplu·ral·iz·er, nounun·plu·ral·ized, adjective

Words nearby pluralize

plupf., PLUR, plural, pluralism, plurality, pluralize, plurally, plural marriage, plural voting, pluri-, pluriglandular
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Example sentences from the Web for pluralize

  • They are placed immediately after the noun they pluralize and before the particles which indicate case.

    Diego Collado's Grammar of the Japanese Language|Diego Collado

British Dictionary definitions for pluralize

pluralize

pluralise

/ (ˈplʊərəˌlaɪz) /

verb

(intr) to hold more than one ecclesiastical benefice or office at the same time
to make or become plural

Derived forms of pluralize

pluralization or pluralisation, nounpluralizer or pluraliser, noun
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