singularize

sin·gu·lar·ize

[sing-gyuh-luh-rahyz]
verb (used with object), sin·gu·lar·ized, sin·gu·lar·iz·ing.
to make singular.
Also, especially British, sin·gu·lar·ise.


Origin:
1580–90; singular + -ize

sin·gu·lar·i·za·tion, noun
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singularize or singularise (ˈsɪŋɡjʊləˌraɪz) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
vb
1.  to make (a word, etc) singular
2.  to make conspicuous
 
singularise or singularise
 
vb
 
singulari'zation or singularise
 
n
 
singulari'sation or singularise
 
n

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a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
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