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e·nu·mer·ate

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–verb (used with object), -at·ed, -at·ing.

1.	to mention separately as if in counting; name one by one; specify, as in a list: Let me enumerate the many flaws in your hypothesis.

2.	to ascertain the number of; count.

[Origin: 1640–50; < L énumerātus (ptp. of énumerāre), equiv. to é- -e + numer(us) number + -ātus -ate¹

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e·nu·mer·a·tive

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e·nu·mer·a·tor, noun

—Synonyms 1. recapitulate, recount.

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e·nu·mer·ate Audio Help (ĭ-nōō'mə-rāt', -nyōō'-) Pronunciation Key
tr.v. e·nu·mer·at·ed, e·nu·mer·at·ing, e·nu·mer·ates

To count off or name one by one; list: A spokesperson enumerated the strikers' demands.
To determine the number of; count.

[Latin ēnumerāre, ēnumerāt-, to count out : ē-, ex-, ex- + numerus, number; see nem- in Indo-European roots.]

e·nu'mer·a'tion n., e·nu'mer·a'tive (-mə-rā'tĭv, -mər-ə-) adj., e·nu'mer·a'tor n.

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