Singularized

Part of speech: verb

Definitions

1. To convert a term into its singular form involves changing its grammatical number from plural to singular status
2. Changed from plural to singular to represent one item or instance
3. Altered to have a single or singular grammatical number instead of multiple

Etymology: "Singularized" is the past tense and past participle of "singularize," so the verb is the one to trace. "Singularize" is formed from "singular" plus the suffix "-ize," which turns a noun or adjective into a verb meaning to make or treat something as such. "Singular" comes from Latin "singularis," meaning "single" or "individual," itself built from "singulus," meaning "one by one" or "single," and passed into English with that sense of being alone or unique. The verb therefore literally means to make something single or individual, and in grammar that is exactly what it does: it reduces a plural form to its singular counterpart.

Synonyms: individualized, specialized

Antonyms: generalized