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e·nu·mer·ate  (-nm-rt, -ny-)
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 numerre, numert-, to count out : -, ex-, ex- + numerus, number; see nem- in Indo-European roots.]

e·numer·ation n.
e·numer·ative (-m-rtv, -mr--) adj.
e·numer·ator n.

enumerate [ɪˈnjuːməˌreɪt]
vb
1. (tr) to mention separately or in order; name one by one; list
2. (tr) to determine the number of; count
3. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) Canadian to compile or enter (a name or names) in a voting list for an area
[from Latin ēnumerāre, from numerāre to count, reckon; see number]
enumerable  adj
enumeration  n
enumerative  adj
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Verb1.enumerate - specify individually; "She enumerated the many obstacles she had encountered"; "The doctor recited the list of possible side effects of the drug"
list, name - give or make a list of; name individually; give the names of; "List the states west of the Mississippi"
identify, name - give the name or identifying characteristics of; refer to by name or some other identifying characteristic property; "Many senators were named in connection with the scandal"; "The almanac identifies the auspicious months"
2.enumerate - determine the number or amount of; "Can you count the books on your shelf?"; "Count your change"
recount - count again; "We had to recount all the votes after an accusation of fraud was made"
ascertain, determine, find out, find - establish after a calculation, investigation, experiment, survey, or study; "find the product of two numbers"; "The physicist who found the elusive particle won the Nobel Prize"
miscount - count wrongly
census - conduct a census; "They censused the deer in the forest"
add together, summate, tot, tot up, tote up, total, add up, sum, sum up, tally, add - determine the sum of; "Add all the people in this town to those of the neighboring town"

enumerate
verb
1. list, tell, name, detail, relate, mention, quote, cite, specify, spell out, recount, recite, itemize, recapitulate She enumerated all the reasons why she wanted to leave him.
2. count, calculate, sum up, total, reckon, compute, add up, tally, number They enumerated the casualties.
Translations
enumerate [ɪˈnjuːməreɪt] VT (= list) → enumerar

enumerate [ɪˈnjuːməreɪt] vténumérer

enumerate
vtaufzählen

enumerate [ɪˈnjuːməreɪt] vtenumerare

enumerate
v enumerate [iˈnjuːməreit]
to give a list of He enumerated my faults – laziness, vanity etc. enumereer يُعَدِّدُ، يَسْرُدُ изброявам vypočítat opregne; liste aufzählen απαριθμώ enumerar loetlema فهرست وار گفتن luetella énumérer לִמנוֹת सूची बनाना nabrojiti felsorol mendaftar telja upp enumerare 列挙する 열거하다 išskaičiuoti, išvardyti uzskaitīt menyebut satu per satu opsommen liste/regne/telle opp wyliczyć enumerar a enumera, a înşira перечислять vyrátať našteti nabrojati räkna upp, göra upp en lista แจกแจง saymak 枚舉,列舉 перелічувати ایک ایک کر کے گنانا liệt kê
n eˌnumeˈration
enumerasie عَد، تَعْداد، سَرْد изброяване výčet opregning; listning die Aufzählung απαρίθμηση enumeración loetelu ذکر؛ شمارش luettelo énumération מְנִייָה गिनना, गणना nabrajanje felsorolás pemberian nomor upptalning enumerazione 列挙 열거 išskaičiavimas, išvardijimas uzskaitījums pengiraan opsomming opptelling, fortegnelse, liste wyliczenie, wykaz enumeração enumerare, enu­me­raţie перечисление výpočet, zoznam naštevanje nabrojavanje uppräkning, lista การแจกแจง sayma 計數,列舉 перелік گنتی sự liệt kê


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