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pluralize vs inflect

inflect vs pluralize

pluralize and inflect both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
pluralize No No Yes No
inflect No No Yes No
As verbs, inflect is a hypernym of pluralize; that is, inflect is a word with a broader meaning than pluralize:
  • pluralize: mark with a grammatical morpheme that indicates plural
  • inflect: change the form of a word in accordance as required by the grammatical rules of the language
pluralize (verb) inflect (verb)
mark with a grammatical morpheme that indicates plural vary the pitch of one's speech
change the form of a word in accordance as required by the grammatical rules of the language
Difference between pluralize and inflect

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