numerate C2+ Topic:Numbers & Quantity US /ˈnumərət/ UK /ˈnjuːmərət/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 adj able to understand and work with numbers; to count or enumerate The job requires a numerate candidate comfortable with statistics. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 adj · able to understand and work... countenumeratereckontallynumber ↔ Opposites innumerate Word family Derived forms numeracynumerator Related forms numeralnumberenumeratenumericnumerical Etymology AI details From Latin numeratus, past participle of numerare ('to count, number'), from numerus ('number'). numerare Latin numerus Latin View etymology graph -> Topics Numbers & Quantity Word Formation & Derivatives External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # numerate **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** adj **IPA (US):** /ˈnumərət/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈnjuːmərət/ ## Meanings 1. able to understand and work with numbers; to count or enumerate ## Examples - The job requires a numerate candidate comfortable with statistics. ## Synonyms - count - enumerate - reckon - tally - number ## Antonyms - innumerate ## Derived Forms - numeracy - numerator ## Related Forms - numeral - number - enumerate - numeric - numerical ## Roots and Affixes - Root: numerare - Root: numerus ## Etymology From Latin numeratus, past participle of numerare ('to count, number'), from numerus ('number'). ## AI Etymology Numerate is from Latin numeratus, past participle of numerare ('to count, number'), from numerus ('number'). Important recorded forms include numerare (Latin) and numerus (Latin). The modern sense follows that older lexical line closely. In current use it covers able to understand and work with numbers; to count or enumerate. The wider family includes derived forms such as numeracy and numerator and related words such as numeral, number, enumerate, numeric, and numerical. ## Topics - Numbers & Quantity - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown