Definition of singularize in English:
singularize
(British singularise)
verb ˈsɪŋɡjʊlərʌɪzˈsɪŋɡjələˌraɪz
[with object]rare 1Make distinct or conspicuous.
a family name singularized by the recurrence of these warrior prelates
Example sentencesExamples
- Oocytes were isolated and singularized by collagenase.
- I grew up among a ‘chosen people’ who behaved as Herrenvolk - as all those who believe themselves singularized by suffering or entrusted with a special mission from God.
- Meanwhile the transitions and cross cutting formulations are hackneyed, usually singularised by low-angle zooms arranging the actors in Swimsuit Calendar poses.
2Give a singular form to (a word)
the nouns were incorrectly singularized
Example sentencesExamples
- After the war, it was singularized, as in ‘The United States is a democratic republic.’
Derivatives
nounsɪŋɡjʊlərʌɪˈzeɪʃ(ə)n
rare But how much truth is there to the claim that the Civil War was the watershed moment for the singularization of the United States, and how did that idea get spread around in the first place?
Example sentencesExamples
- Deleuze incites us to consider instead a participation in the impersonal process of singularisation.
- There is clearly a yearning for singularization in complex societies.
Definition of singularize in US English:
singularize
(British singularise)
verbˈsɪŋɡjələˌraɪzˈsiNGɡyələˌrīz
[with object]rare 1Make distinct or conspicuous.
a family name singularized by the recurrence of these warrior prelates
Example sentencesExamples
- I grew up among a ‘chosen people’ who behaved as Herrenvolk - as all those who believe themselves singularized by suffering or entrusted with a special mission from God.
- Oocytes were isolated and singularized by collagenase.
- Meanwhile the transitions and cross cutting formulations are hackneyed, usually singularised by low-angle zooms arranging the actors in Swimsuit Calendar poses.
2Give a singular form to (a word)
the nouns were incorrectly singularized
Example sentencesExamples
- After the war, it was singularized, as in ‘The United States is a democratic republic.’