ENUMERATE


Meaning of ENUMERATE in English

ə̇ˈn(y)üməˌrāt, ēˈ-, usu -ād.+V transitive verb

( -ed/-ing/-s )

Etymology: Latin enumeratus, past participle of enumerare, from e- + numerare to count, from numerus number — more at nimble

1. : to ascertain the number of : count

more gulls than I could enumerate — E.A.Weeks

the census … enumerated 247,450 persons of Hungarian birth — L.M.Sears

the bank enumerated 57 overseas offices in addition to 71 New York branches — Investor's Reader

specifically : to make a census of the population of

the population in 1820 when Mississippi was first enumerated as a state — U.S. Census

2. : to relate one after another : list , specify

it is not necessary to enumerate all the bitter and factious disputes which marked this unhappy quarter century — B.K.Sandwell

enumerated the advantages of his new position

enumerated the necessary qualities of a good general — Eric Linklater

the enumerated and implied powers of Congress

the circumstances may be roughly enumerated as follows — G.G.Coulton

Synonyms: see count

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