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