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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.
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Noun1.enumerator - someone who collects census data by visiting individual homes
functionary, official - a worker who holds or is invested with an office

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