pluralizing

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.