pluralize

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pluralize - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Pluralize \Plu"ral*ize\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Pluralized; p.
     pr. & vb. n. Pluralizing.]
     1. To make plural by using the plural termination; to
        attribute plurality to; to express in the plural form.
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     2. To multiply; to make manifold. [R.]
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  Pluralize \Plu"ral*ize\, v. i.
     1. To take a plural; to assume a plural form; as, a noun
        pluralizes. --Earle.
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     2. (Eccl.) To hold more than one benefice at the same time.
        [Eng.]
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pluralize - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  pluralize
      v 1: mark with a grammatical morpheme that indicates plural;
           "How do speakers pluralize nouns in Japanese?" [syn:
           pluralize, pluralise]