pluralization

WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026

plu•ral•ize /ˈplʊrəˌlaɪz/   v. [~ + object] , -ized, -iz•ing. 

1. Grammar to make plural in form:
   The computer takes any word you type in and pluralizes it according to the rules of the language.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026

plu•ral•ize  (plŏŏr′ə līz′), v., -ized, -iz•ing. 
v.t. 

1. Grammar to express in the plural form;
   make plural:
   to pluralize a noun.

v.i. 

2. Grammar to receive or take a plural form.

Also,[esp. Brit.,] plu′ral•ise′. 

• plural + -ize 1795–1805

plu′ral•iz′a•ble, adj. 
plu′ral•i•za′tion, n. 
plu′ral•iz′er, n.