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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
Verb
[-ating, -ated]
1. to name or list one by one
2. to count
3. Canad to compile the voting list for an area [Latin e- out + numerare to count]
enumeration n
enumerator n
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
Translations

enumerate [ɪˈnjuːməreɪt] vtenumerar
enumerate [ɪˈnjuːməreɪt] vténumérer
enumerate [ɪˈnjuːməreɪt] 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 luetteleminen 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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It would take a dozen pages to enumerate all the reproaches the historians address to him, based on their knowledge of what is good for humanity.
They do much better who enumerate the different virtues as Georgias did, than those who thus define them; and as Sophocles speaks of a woman, we think of all persons, that their 'virtues should be applicable to their characters, for says he,
And yet I fear there was more coldness than gentleness in the quiet tone of my reply:- 'I might offer many excuses that some would admit to be valid, but I will not attempt to enumerate them - '
 
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