pluralizev.

Brit.

/ˈplʊərəlʌɪz/,

/ˈplʊərl̩ʌɪz/,

/ˈplɔːrəlʌɪz/,

/ˈplɔːrl̩ʌɪz/, U.S.

/ˈplʊrəˌlaɪz/

Forms: 1700s– pluralize, 1700s– pluralise.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: plural adj., -ize suffix.

Etymology: < plural adj. + -ize suffix. Compare Middle French pluralizer (reflexive) to cease to be united (1581), Middle French pluralizer , French pluraliser to make plural (1583). Compare earlier pluralizing adj.

1. transitive. To multiply; to make plural or multiform; to attribute plurality to.

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > quantity > increase in quantity, amount, or degree > [verb (transitive)]

echeOE

ekec1200

multiplya1275

morea1300

increase13..

vaunce1303

enlargec1380

augmenta1400

accrease1402

alargea1425

amply?a1425

great?1440

hainc1440

creasec1475

grow1481

amplea1500

to get upa1500

improve1509

ampliatea1513

auge1542

over1546

amplify1549

raise1583

grand1602

swell1602

magnoperate1610

greaten1613

accresce1626

aggrandize1638

majoratea1651

adauge1657

protend1659

reinforce1660

examplify1677

pluralize1750

to drive up1817

to whoop up1856

to jack up1884

upbuild1890

steepen1909

up1934

1750 T. Seward in F. Beaumont & T. Fletcher Wks. I. Pref. p. lxiii The Passion of Fear is not only personiz'd, but ev'n pluraliz'd: the Imagination holds many Fears, and Antony's Spirit becomes one of them.

1854 Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. Nov. 520/1 Gulliver, to magnify present times, pluralises them all and each.

1951 Theology 54 337 The dazzling simplicity of his being is extended and shaded and pluralized through the variety of his works.

1992 N.Y. Times Bk. Rev. 22 Mar. 7/1 Society has been immigrated and integrated, agitated and liberated, pluralized and multiculturized.

2. Grammar.

a. transitive. To make (a word) plural; to express in the plural.

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > number > plurality > make plural [verb (transitive)]

pluralize1765

the mind > language > linguistics > study of grammar > other grammatical categories or concepts > use other category or concept [verb (transitive)] > make or express in plural

pluralize1765

1765 J. Elphinston Princ. Eng. Lang. 230 A title or other specifier, prefixed to a name, is held a conjunct part of it, and so the name alone is pluralised.

1803 Monthly Mag. 15 3 We cannot well avoid the use of many ancient words unaltered, as English nouns; but I would lay it down as a rule, never to pluralize them by inflection, but simply by the addition of the s or es.

1871 J. Earle Philol. Eng. Tongue vii. 318 Those words which we have adopted from Latin or Greek..unaltered, have usually been pluralised according to Greek and Latin grammar.

1921 E. Sapir Lang. vi. 142 We can pluralize it: inikw-ihl-'minih; it is still either ‘fires in the house’ or ‘burn plurally in the house’.

2004 Daily Tel. (Nexis) 3 Nov. 13 How someone who has studied the subject for two years is still unable to pluralise ‘business’ is a mystery.

b. intransitive. Of a word or phrase: to become plural; to assume plural form. rare.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > language > linguistics > study of grammar > other grammatical categories or concepts > use other category or concept [verb (intransitive)] > express or form plural > become plural

pluralize1871

1871 J. Earle Philol. Eng. Tongue xi. 503 Any parts of speech will assume in compounding the substantive character, and will pluralise as such.

1894 Amer. Jrnl. Philol. 15 429 Instrumentals in -bhi, -mhi are used as sg. or pl., or pluralize by adding -s.

1991 Language 67 68 Wine in this count-noun sense is a common rather than a proper noun; and it behaves accordingly (e.g., it pluralizes and occurs with determiners).

c. intransitive. To express or form the plural.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > language > linguistics > study of grammar > other grammatical categories or concepts > use other category or concept [verb (intransitive)] > express or form plural

pluralize1963

1963 ‘A. Burgess’ Inside Mr. Enderby 41 ‘Female admirers,’ said carving Arry, pluralizing easily.

1993 Eng. Today Apr. 55/2 It is no longer socially acceptable to use he or his as gender-neutral pronouns... Instead, we are advised where possible to pluralize.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	pluralize
释义	pluralizev. Brit. /ˈplʊərəlʌɪz/, /ˈplʊərl̩ʌɪz/, /ˈplɔːrəlʌɪz/, /ˈplɔːrl̩ʌɪz/, U.S. /ˈplʊrəˌlaɪz/ Forms: 1700s– pluralize, 1700s– pluralise. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: plural adj., -ize suffix. Etymology: < plural adj. + -ize suffix. Compare Middle French pluralizer (reflexive) to cease to be united (1581), Middle French pluralizer , French pluraliser to make plural (1583). Compare earlier pluralizing adj. 1. transitive. To multiply; to make plural or multiform; to attribute plurality to. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > quantity > increase in quantity, amount, or degree > [verb (transitive)] echeOE ekec1200 multiplya1275 morea1300 increase13.. vaunce1303 enlargec1380 augmenta1400 accrease1402 alargea1425 amply?a1425 great?1440 hainc1440 creasec1475 grow1481 amplea1500 to get upa1500 improve1509 ampliatea1513 auge1542 over1546 amplify1549 raise1583 grand1602 swell1602 magnoperate1610 greaten1613 accresce1626 aggrandize1638 majoratea1651 adauge1657 protend1659 reinforce1660 examplify1677 pluralize1750 to drive up1817 to whoop up1856 to jack up1884 upbuild1890 steepen1909 up1934 1750 T. Seward in F. Beaumont & T. Fletcher Wks. I. Pref. p. lxiii The Passion of Fear is not only personiz'd, but ev'n pluraliz'd: the Imagination holds many Fears, and Antony's Spirit becomes one of them. 1854 Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. Nov. 520/1 Gulliver, to magnify present times, pluralises them all and each. 1951 Theology 54 337 The dazzling simplicity of his being is extended and shaded and pluralized through the variety of his works. 1992 N.Y. Times Bk. Rev. 22 Mar. 7/1 Society has been immigrated and integrated, agitated and liberated, pluralized and multiculturized. 2. Grammar. a. transitive. To make (a word) plural; to express in the plural. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > number > plurality > make plural [verb (transitive)] pluralize1765 the mind > language > linguistics > study of grammar > other grammatical categories or concepts > use other category or concept [verb (transitive)] > make or express in plural pluralize1765 1765 J. Elphinston Princ. Eng. Lang. 230 A title or other specifier, prefixed to a name, is held a conjunct part of it, and so the name alone is pluralised. 1803 Monthly Mag. 15 3 We cannot well avoid the use of many ancient words unaltered, as English nouns; but I would lay it down as a rule, never to pluralize them by inflection, but simply by the addition of the s or es. 1871 J. Earle Philol. Eng. Tongue vii. 318 Those words which we have adopted from Latin or Greek..unaltered, have usually been pluralised according to Greek and Latin grammar. 1921 E. Sapir Lang. vi. 142 We can pluralize it: inikw-ihl-'minih; it is still either ‘fires in the house’ or ‘burn plurally in the house’. 2004 Daily Tel. (Nexis) 3 Nov. 13 How someone who has studied the subject for two years is still unable to pluralise ‘business’ is a mystery. b. intransitive. Of a word or phrase: to become plural; to assume plural form. rare. ΘΚΠ the mind > language > linguistics > study of grammar > other grammatical categories or concepts > use other category or concept [verb (intransitive)] > express or form plural > become plural pluralize1871 1871 J. Earle Philol. Eng. Tongue xi. 503 Any parts of speech will assume in compounding the substantive character, and will pluralise as such. 1894 Amer. Jrnl. Philol. 15 429 Instrumentals in -bhi, -mhi are used as sg. or pl., or pluralize by adding -s. 1991 Language 67 68 Wine in this count-noun sense is a common rather than a proper noun; and it behaves accordingly (e.g., it pluralizes and occurs with determiners). c. intransitive. To express or form the plural. ΘΚΠ the mind > language > linguistics > study of grammar > other grammatical categories or concepts > use other category or concept [verb (intransitive)] > express or form plural pluralize1963 1963 ‘A. Burgess’ Inside Mr. Enderby 41 ‘Female admirers,’ said carving Arry, pluralizing easily. 1993 Eng. Today Apr. 55/2 It is no longer socially acceptable to use he or his as gender-neutral pronouns... Instead, we are advised where possible to pluralize. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < v.1750
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