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pluralise

pluralise is the alternative form of pluralize.

Meaning of pluralize

Verb

pluralize (third-person singular simple present pluralizes, present participle pluralizing, simple past and past participle pluralized)

  1. (transitive) To make plural.
    • The word "orange" can be pluralized into "oranges".
  2. (intransitive) To take a plural; to assume a plural form.
    • Nouns pluralize in English, but verbs do not.
  3. (transitive) To multiply; to make manifold.
  4. (UK, intransitive) To hold more than one ecclesiastical benefice at the same time.

Forms of pluralise

third-person singular presentpluralises
present participlepluralising
past participlepluralised
pastpluralised

Origin of pluralise

From plural + -ise.

Words formed from pluralise

Questions about pluralise

What is pluralise the alternative form of?
Pluralise is the alternative form of pluralize.

Words near pluralise in the dictionary

  1. pluralia tantum
  2. pluralisability
  3. pluralisable
  4. pluralisation
  5. pluralisations
  6. pluralise
  7. pluralised
  8. pluraliser
  9. pluralises
  10. pluralising
  11. pluralism

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Adapted from Wiktionary: pluralise (page history and authors); pluralize (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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