enumerate

C2+ Topic:Actions & Processes

US /ɪˈnumərˌeɪt/ UK /ɪˈnjuːməreɪt/ See IPA manual

Meanings

1

verb
to name or list things one by one

She enumerated the reasons for her resignation.

Verb forms

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Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 verb · to name or list things one... list itemize count specify catalog tally detail

Word family

Derived forms enumerationenumeratorenumerableenumerative

Related forms number numeral innumerable

Simplified etymology

Enumerate, recorded in English from the early 17th century, comes from Latin numerus, the same source as number and numerous.

Etymology

From Latin enumeratus, past participle of enumerare ('to count out, reckon up'), from e- (ex-, 'out') + numerare ('to count'), from numerus ('number').

enumerare Latin numerus Latin

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Topics

Actions & Processes Word Formation & Derivatives

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# enumerate

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

## Meanings
1. to name or list things one by one

## Examples
- She enumerated the reasons for her resignation.

## Synonyms
- list
- itemize
- count
- specify
- catalog
- tally
- detail

## Derived Forms
- enumeration
- enumerator
- enumerable
- enumerative

## Related Forms
- number
- numeral
- innumerable

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: enumerare
- Root: numerus

## Etymology
From Latin enumeratus, past participle of enumerare ('to count out, reckon up'), from e- (ex-, 'out') + numerare ('to count'), from numerus ('number').

## AI Etymology
Enumerate is from Latin enumeratus, past participle of enumerare ('to count out, reckon up'), from e- (ex-, 'out') + numerare ('to count'), from numerus ('number'). Important recorded forms include enumerare (Latin) and numerus (Latin). Morphologically, the word is a built form whose named elements carry part of the historical sense. The current sense covers to name or list things one by one. The wider family includes derived forms such as enumeration, enumerator, enumerable, and enumerative and related words such as number, numeral, and innumerable.

## Topics
- Actions & Processes
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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