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PRONUNCIATION OF PLURALIZE

pluralize  [ˈplʊərəˌlaɪz] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF PLURALIZE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Pluralize is a verb.
The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb pluralize in English.

WHAT DOES PLURALIZE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of pluralize in the English dictionary

The definition of pluralize in the dictionary is to hold more than one ecclesiastical benefice or office at the same time. Other definition of pluralize is to make or become plural.


CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO PLURALIZE

PRESENT

Present
I pluralize
you pluralize
he/she/it pluralizes
we pluralize
you pluralize
they pluralize
Present continuous
I am pluralizing
you are pluralizing
he/she/it is pluralizing
we are pluralizing
you are pluralizing
they are pluralizing
Present perfect
I have pluralized
you have pluralized
he/she/it has pluralized
we have pluralized
you have pluralized
they have pluralized
Present perfect continuous
I have been pluralizing
you have been pluralizing
he/she/it has been pluralizing
we have been pluralizing
you have been pluralizing
they have been pluralizing
Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past
I pluralized
you pluralized
he/she/it pluralized
we pluralized
you pluralized
they pluralized
Past continuous
I was pluralizing
you were pluralizing
he/she/it was pluralizing
we were pluralizing
you were pluralizing
they were pluralizing
Past perfect
I had pluralized
you had pluralized
he/she/it had pluralized
we had pluralized
you had pluralized
they had pluralized
Past perfect continuous
I had been pluralizing
you had been pluralizing
he/she/it had been pluralizing
we had been pluralizing
you had been pluralizing
they had been pluralizing
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future
I will pluralize
you will pluralize
he/she/it will pluralize
we will pluralize
you will pluralize
they will pluralize
Future continuous
I will be pluralizing
you will be pluralizing
he/she/it will be pluralizing
we will be pluralizing
you will be pluralizing
they will be pluralizing
Future perfect
I will have pluralized
you will have pluralized
he/she/it will have pluralized
we will have pluralized
you will have pluralized
they will have pluralized
Future perfect continuous
I will have been pluralizing
you will have been pluralizing
he/she/it will have been pluralizing
we will have been pluralizing
you will have been pluralizing
they will have been pluralizing
The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional
I would pluralize
you would pluralize
he/she/it would pluralize
we would pluralize
you would pluralize
they would pluralize
Conditional continuous
I would be pluralizing
you would be pluralizing
he/she/it would be pluralizing
we would be pluralizing
you would be pluralizing
they would be pluralizing
Conditional perfect
I would have pluralize
you would have pluralize
he/she/it would have pluralize
we would have pluralize
you would have pluralize
they would have pluralize
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been pluralizing
you would have been pluralizing
he/she/it would have been pluralizing
we would have been pluralizing
you would have been pluralizing
they would have been pluralizing
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative
you pluralize
we let´s pluralize
you pluralize
The imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Infinitive
to pluralize
Past participle
pluralized
Present Participle
pluralizing
Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH PLURALIZE


centralize
ˈsɛntrəˌlaɪz
decentralize
diːˈsɛntrəˌlaɪz
demineralize
diːˈmɪnərəˌlaɪz
demoralize
dɪˈmɒrəˌlaɪz
federalise
ˈfɛdərəˌlaɪz
federalize
ˈfɛdərəˌlaɪz
generalize
ˈdʒɛnrəˌlaɪz
hydrolyse
ˈhaɪdrəˌlaɪz
hydrolyze
ˈhaɪdrəˌlaɪz
liberalize
ˈlɪbərəˌlaɪz
mineralize
ˈmɪnərəˌlaɪz
moralize
ˈmɒrəˌlaɪz
naturalize
ˈnætʃrəˌlaɪz
neutralize
ˈnjuːtrəˌlaɪz
overgeneralize
ˌəʊvəˈdʒenrəˌlaɪz
paralyse
ˈpærəˌlaɪz
pluralise
ˈplʊərəˌlaɪz
remineralize
riːˈmɪnərəˌlaɪz
supernaturalize
ˌsuːpəˈnætʃərəˌlaɪz
unnaturalize
ʌnˈnætʃərəˌlaɪz

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE PLURALIZE

plural
plural voting
pluralisation
pluralise
pluraliser
pluralism
pluralist
pluralistic
pluralistically
pluralities
plurality
pluralization
pluralizer
plurally
pluriliteral
plurilocular
pluripara
pluriparae
pluripotent
pluripresence

WORDS THAT END LIKE PLURALIZE

Belize
capitalize
contextualize
crystalize
decriminalize
finalize
immortalize
initialize
legalize
localize
marginalize
materialize
nationalize
normalize
personalize
realize
revitalize
socialize
specialize
vandalize
visualize

Synonyms and antonyms of pluralize in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «pluralize» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF PLURALIZE

Find out the translation of pluralize to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of pluralize from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «pluralize» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

成复数
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

pluralizar
570 millions of speakers

English

pluralize
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

pluralize
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

pluralize
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

множественном
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

pluralize
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

বহুবচনাত্মক
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

pluralize
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Pluralis
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

pluralize
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

pluralize
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

복수형
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Pluralize
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

pluralize
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

pluralize
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

अनेकवचन
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

çoğullaştırmak
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

pluralize
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

pluralize
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

множині
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

pluralize
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

στον πληθυντικό
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

meervoudig
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

pluralize
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

pluralize
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of pluralize

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «PLURALIZE»

The term «pluralize» is normally little used and occupies the 109.968 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «PLURALIZE» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «pluralize» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «pluralize» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about pluralize

EXAMPLES

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PLURALIZE»

Discover the use of pluralize in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to pluralize and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Sams Teach Yourself Django in 24 Hours
The pluralize filter is used to add a plural suffix if the value of a variable is not 1. This can be useful in adding a human element to the website by eliminating messages such as “You have 1 unread messages.” Using the pluralize filter enables ...
Brad Dayley, 2008
2
Ruby on Rails for Microsoft Developers
ActiveRecord determines the table name starting from the model name by ultimately taking advantage of the pluralize method of a class called Inflector ( defined by ActiveSupport). Thefact that Inflector is defined by the ActiveSupport library ...
Antonio Cangiano, 2009
3
Clojure Cookbook: Recipes for Functional Programming
Use inflections.core/pluralize with a count to attempt to pluralize that word ifthe count is not one: (require '[inflections.core :as inf]) (inf/pluralize 1 "monkey") ;; -> " 1 monkey" (inf/pluralize 12 "monkey") ;; -> "12 monkeys" If you have a special or ...
Luke VanderHart, Ryan Neufeld, 2014
4
Ruby on Rails Tutorial: Learn Web Development with Rails
The other new idea is the pluralize text helper. It isn't available in the console by default, but we can include it explicitly through the ActionView::Helpers:: TextHelper module:10 >> include ActionView::Helpers::TextHelper >> pluralize(1 , "error") ...
Michael Hartl, 2012
5
The Ruby on Rails 3 Tutorial and Reference Collection
The other new idea is the pluralize text helper. It isn't available in the console, but we can include it explicitly through the ActionView::Helpers::TextHelper module:4 >> include ActionView::Helpers::TextHelper => Object >> pluralize(1, "error") ...
Michael Hartl, Obie Fernandez, 2011
6
The Definitive Guide to Django: Web Development Done Right
For example: You have {{ num_walruses }} walrus{{ num_walrusIpluralize:"es" }}. For words that don't pluralize by simple suffix, you can specify both a singular and plural suffix, separated by a comma. For example: You have {{ num_cherries } ...
Adrian Holovaty, Jacob Kaplan-Moss, 2009
7
Ruby Cookbook
... pluralize # => "moose" See Also • Recipe 13.11, “Using Object Relational Mapping with ActiveRecord” 15.8 Creating a Login System Problem You want your application to support a login system based on user accounts. Users will log in ...
Lucas Carlson, Leonard Richardson, 2006
8
Legal Practice and Cultural Diversity
Chapter. 10. Does. the. Dutch. Judiciary. Pluralize. Domestic. Law? Andre J. Hoekema Introduction Dutch judges (and occasionally public administrators and school directors) are regularly confronted with hitherto unknown or at least not ...
R. D. Grillo, 2009
9
Kerl's Comprehensive English Grammar
Some always pluralize the title ; others, the name ; and a few venture to pluralize both. The prevailing custom is, I believe, not to pluralize that word of the term which the speaker means to use as explanatory or descriptive of the other. It would ...
Simon Kerl, 1861
10
A Comprehensive Grammar of the English Language: For the Use ...
Some always pluralize the title ; others, the name ; and a few venture to pluralize both. The prevailing custom is, I believe, not to pluralize that word of the term which the speaker means to use as explanatory or descriptive of the other. It would ...
Simon Kerl, 1862

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PLURALIZE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term pluralize is used in the context of the following news items.
1
People of Peterborough, here are more examples of how you are …
The Lift Lock is not the Lift Locks....despite the fact that tourists visiting might hear thousands of Peterborough residents pluralize the term, or, ... «Kawartha Media Group, Jul 15»
2
Previewing The Ottawa Senators' Free Agent Situation In 2016
... the 2016-17 NHL season. Unrestricted Free Agents: The two Chris' (how the heck do you pluralize “Chris”?) are both due for new contracts. «SenShot, Jul 15»
3
Comments on other issues: Rhoma Irama sets up new political party
Let's pluralize. I hope he will be part of the reformation in Islamic teaching. Animi So no one wants his concept of “pluralistic” and “tolerant” ... «Jakarta Post, Jul 15»
4
Will the Apple Watch Reduce Messaging to Emoji and Stickers?
The only way to pluralize is to add more emoji, and linking words like conjunctions and pronouns are completely absent. A pidgin gains those ... «The Cheat Sheet, Jul 15»
5
The real end of history is nigh
There's no way to pluralize that, since joint presidencies aren't allowed, even for the Clintons. And a fourth way is to use grammar as the ... «Buenos Aires Herald, Jul 15»
6
Emoji—Trendy Slang or a Whole New Language?
And if you're talking about a crowd of people, the only way to pluralize is by tap-tap-tapping a bunch of little faces. Not to mention all the little ... «Wired, Jun 15»
7
Paulina Creek hike offers sights, swimming holes
The good thing with Map Guys — let's pluralize it, for the outdoor world is teeming with complainers, if we're being honest — is that they will ... «Mail Tribune, Jun 15»
8
Scenery, swimming holes on flank of ancient Oregon volcano
The good thing with Map Guys - let's pluralize it, for the outdoor world is teeming with complainers, if we're being honest - is that they will ... «Washington Times, Jun 15»
9
Why there's no such thing as a 'bicep': A tour of words that sound like …
(From this we could also jokingly pluralize Winklevoss as Winklevoi, but their name's not Greek. Not Latin either, so don't take Winklevi as ... «The Week Magazine, Jun 15»
10
“The World Wide We” Project By Artist Ariel Vocalino Reminds Us …
Technically “nadies” is something of an invented word; said Vocalino, “I had to create this word to pluralize the pronoun 'no one.'” Km 0. 63 Virrey Ceballos. «Bustle, Jun 15»

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