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To enumerate is defined as to mention things one by one or to make clear the number of things.

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An example of enumerate is when you list all of an author's works one by one.

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transitive verb enumerated, enumerating

to determine the number of; count
to name one by one; specify, as in a list

Origin: < L enumeratus, pp. of enumerare < e-, out + numerare, to count < numerus, number

Related Forms:

enumerable adjective
enumeration noun
enumerative adjective
enumerator noun

See enumerate in American Heritage Dictionary 4

transitive verb 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.

Origin:

Origin: Latin ēnumerāre, ēnumerāt-, to count out

Origin: : ē-, ex-, ex-

Origin: + numerus, number; see nem- in Indo-European roots

Related Forms:

e·nuˌmer·aˈtion noun

e·nuˈmer·aˌtive (-mə-rāˌtĭv, -mər-ə-) adjective

e·nuˈmer·aˌtor noun

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