singularize

English

Alternative forms

• singularise

Etymology

From singular +‎ -ize.

Verb

singularize (third-person singular simple present singularizes, present participle singularizing, simple past and past participle singularized)

1. (transitive) To make singular.
   • 2009 September 20, Joyce Cohen, “Cake Toppers: An End to One Size Fits All”, in The New York Times‎^[1], New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 27 November 2024:

     There’s a word that we use in consumer behavior — it singularizes the couple and communicates that this couple is like no other.

Derived terms

• desingularization
• desingularize

Related terms

• singularization