singularize

English

Alternative forms

• singularise

Etymology

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 New York Times‎^[1]:

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

Related terms

• singularization