"singularize" meaning in English

See singularize in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: singularizes [present, singular, third-person], singularizing [participle, present], singularized [participle, past], singularized [past]
Etymology: singular + -ize Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|singular|ize}} singular + -ize Head templates: {{en-verb}} singularize (third-person singular simple present singularizes, present participle singularizing, simple past and past participle singularized)
  1. (transitive) To make singular. Tags: transitive Synonyms: singularise Related terms: singularization
    Sense id: en-singularize-en-verb-QdPOb3vY Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ize

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