numerate

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. verb determine the number or amount of
  2. verb read out loud as words written numbers
  3. adjective able to understand and use numbers

Etymology

From Latin numerātus, perfect past participle of numerō (see -ate (verb-forming suffix, of participial origin)). By surface analysis, Latin numerus + -ate.

In classic literature

Synonyms

count, number, enumerate

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