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Meaning of pluralize
pluralize (v)
mark with a grammatical morpheme that indicates plural
pluralize (v. t.)
To make plural by using the plural termination; to attribute plurality to; to express in the plural form.
To multiply; to make manifold.
pluralize (v. i.)
To take a plural; to assume a plural form; as, a noun pluralizes.
To hold more than one benefice at the same time.
pluralize Sentence Examples
- To pluralize "child" is to change it to "children."
- The rule for pluralizing nouns that end in "-s," "-sh," "-ch," "-x," or "-z" is to add "-es."
- The word "status" is pluralized by adding "-es" to make "statuses."
- Some words have irregular plurals, such as "foot" pluralizing to "feet."
- The plural of "leaf" is "leaves," but the plural of "life" is "lives."
- When a word ends in "-o" that is preceded by a consonant, the plural is formed by adding "-es."
- The plural of "cactus" is "cacti," and the plural of "hippopotamus" is "hippopotamuses."
- Some words have the same form in both singular and plural, such as "sheep" and "deer."
- To pluralize Latin words ending in "-um," change the ending to "-a."
- Be careful not to pluralize collective nouns, such as "team," "family," and "group."
FAQs About the word pluralize
mark with a grammatical morpheme that indicates pluralTo make plural by using the plural termination; to attribute plurality to; to express in the plural form.,
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To pluralize "child" is to change it to "children."
The rule for pluralizing nouns that end in "-s," "-sh," "-ch," "-x," or "-z" is to add "-es."
The word "status" is pluralized by adding "-es" to make "statuses."
Some words have irregular plurals, such as "foot" pluralizing to "feet."
