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məˌreɪtverb (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; < Latin ēnumerātus (past participle of ēnumerāre), equivalent to ē- -e + numer(us) number + -ātus -ate1
1640–50; < Latin ēnumerātus (past participle of ēnumerāre), equivalent to ē- -e + numer(us) number + -ātus -ate1
Related forms
e·nu·mer·a·tor, noun
non·e·nu·mer·at·ed, adjective
non·e·nu·mer·a·tive, adjective
pre·e·nu·mer·ate, verb (used with object), -at·ed, -at·ing.
EXPANDre·e·nu·mer·ate, verb (used with object), -at·ed, -at·ing.
un·e·nu·mer·at·ed, adjective
un·e·nu·mer·a·tive, adjective
well-e·nu·mer·at·ed, adjective
COLLAPSESynonyms
1. recapitulate, recount.
1. recapitulate, recount.
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Example Sentences
- The homemade desserts are almost too many to enumerate.
- If it didn't take a master to enumerate all the qualitative characteristics of a painting, there would be far more masterpieces.
- At root, it is enumerate and unscientific.
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enumerate
1640s, from L. enumerat-, pp. stem of enumerare (see enumeration). Related: Enumerated; enumerating.
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