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Entry 4 senses · 2 variants Webster, 1913

Pluralize

/plo͝or'-əl-īz/ · Plu·ral·ize · IPA /plˈʊrəlaɪz/
01 v. t. To make plural by using the plural termination; to attribute plurality to; to express in the plural form.
imp. & p. p. Pluralized; p. pr. & vb. n. Pluralizing
  1. 1.
    To make plural by using the plural termination; to attribute plurality to; to express in the plural form.
  2. 2.
    To multiply; to make manifold.[R.]
02 v. i. To take a plural; to assume a plural form; as, a noun pluralizes.
  1. 1.
    To take a plural; to assume a plural form; as, a noun pluralizes.
  2. 2.
    To hold more than one benefice at the same time.(Eccl.) [Eng.]