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enumerate

  • /ɪˈnjuː.məˌɹeɪt/ UK
  • /ɪˈn(j)u.məˌɹeɪt/ US

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First attested in 1600–1650; borrowed from Latin enumerātus, the perfect passive participle of enumerō, see -ate (verb-forming suffix) and -ate (adjective-forming suffix). Participial usage of the adjective up until Early Modern English.

verb enumerates · enumerating · enumerated

  1. To specify each member of a sequence individually in incrementing order.
  2. To determine the amount of.

    Similar: number

Similar: tally, tick off

adjective more enumerate · most enumerate

  1. obsolete, participle Enumerated. So many scandals as are enumerate in the Ordinance.

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verb

Similar: tally, tick off

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verb to specify each member of a sequence individually in incrementing order

Españolenumerar
日本語列挙する rekkyo-suru
中文枚举 méijǔ, 列举 lièjǔ
Portuguêsenumerar
Françaisénumérer
Deutschaufzählen
Ελληνικάαπαριθμώ aparithmó
Русскийперечисля́ть perečisljátʹ, перечи́слить perečíslitʹ
العربيةأَحْصَى ʔaḥṣā

verb to determine the amount of

日本語数える kazoeru
Portuguêsenumerar
Françaisdénombrer
Русскийпересчи́тывать peresčítyvatʹ, пересчита́ть peresčitátʹ

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Chicago

"enumerate." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/enumerate.

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@misc{enumerate_2026,
  title = {enumerate},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/enumerate},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}