enumerate

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: C1 — Advanced

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Definition

  1. verb specify individually
  2. verb determine the number or amount of

Etymology

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.

In classic literature

Synonyms

recite, itemize, itemise

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