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enumerate

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e⋅nu⋅mer⋅ate

  [i-noo-muh-reyt, i-nyoo-]
Use enumerate in a Sentence
–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 ēnumerātus (ptp. of ēnumerāre), equiv. to ē- -e + numer(us) number + -ātus -ate 1

Related forms:
e⋅nu⋅mer⋅a⋅tive  [i-noo-muh-rey-tiv, -mer-uh-, i-nyoo-] , adjective
e⋅nu⋅mer⋅a⋅tor, noun

Synonyms:
1. recapitulate, recount.
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e·nu·mer·ate   (ĭ-nōō'mə-rāt', -nyōō'-)   
tr.v.   e·nu·mer·at·ed, e·nu·mer·at·ing, e·nu·mer·ates

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

  2. 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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