itemize C2+ Topic:Law & Government US /ˈaɪtəˌmaɪz/ UK /ˈaɪtəmaɪz/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 verb to state or list as separate items Please itemize the repairs so we can see exactly what each cost. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 verb · to state or list as... enumeratelistdetailspecifycataloguetabulateparticularize ↔ Opposites summarizegeneralize Word family Derived forms itemizeritemizationitemized Related forms item Etymology AI details From 'item' + '-ize', from Latin 'item' ('likewise, also'), the word that introduced each entry in an enumerated list. item Middle English View etymology graph -> Topics Law & Government Word Formation & Derivatives External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # itemize **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** verb **IPA (US):** /ˈaɪtəˌmaɪz/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈaɪtəmaɪz/ ## Meanings 1. to state or list as separate items ## Examples - Please itemize the repairs so we can see exactly what each cost. ## Synonyms - enumerate - list - detail - specify - catalogue - tabulate - particularize ## Antonyms - summarize - generalize ## Derived Forms - itemizer - itemization - itemized ## Related Forms - item ## Roots and Affixes - Root: item ## Etymology From 'item' + '-ize', from Latin 'item' ('likewise, also'), the word that introduced each entry in an enumerated list. ## AI Etymology Itemize comes from 'item' + '-ize', from Latin 'item' ('likewise, also'), the word that introduced each entry in an enumerated list. The etymological trail includes Latin item. The same word family includes itemizer, itemization, itemized, item. Its current verb use means "to state or list as separate items". ## Topics - Law & Government - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown