singularize

C2+ Topic:Cause, Change & Process

US /ˈsɪŋɡjələraɪz/ UK /ˈsɪŋɡjʊləraɪz/ See IPA manual

Meanings

1

verb
to make singular or distinguish as unique

The editor asked us to singularize each plural noun in the list.

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Synonyms

1 verb · to make singular or... distinguish individualize particularize differentiate single

Opposites

generalizepluralize

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Derived forms singularization

Related forms singular singularity singularly single

Etymology

From singular (from Latin singularis 'single, alone', from singulus 'one each') plus the verb-forming suffix -ize.

singularis Latin singulus Latin

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# singularize

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** verb
**IPA (US):** /ˈsɪŋɡjələraɪz/
**IPA (UK):** /ˈsɪŋɡjʊləraɪz/

## Meanings
1. to make singular or distinguish as unique

## Examples
- The editor asked us to singularize each plural noun in the list.

## Synonyms
- distinguish
- individualize
- particularize
- differentiate
- single

## Antonyms
- generalize
- pluralize

## Derived Forms
- singularization

## Related Forms
- singular
- singularity
- singularly
- single

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: singularis
- Root: singulus

## Etymology
From singular (from Latin singularis 'single, alone', from singulus 'one each') plus the verb-forming suffix -ize.

## AI Etymology
Singularize comes from singular (from Latin singularis 'single, alone', from singulus 'one each') plus the verb-forming suffix -ize. The historical chain includes Latin singularis and Latin singulus. Older glosses in the chain include "single, alone" and "one each", which help explain the semantic range of the modern word. Morphologically, singularize is best read as suffixal formation and borrowing, yielding an English verb shaped by both form history and later usage. In current English it functions as a verb, with the sense "to make singular or distinguish as unique". English derivatives include singularization; related forms include singular, singularity, singularly, and single. The result is an English verb whose etymology preserves the older forms while supporting the word's specialized modern meaning.

## Topics
- Cause, Change & Process
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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