enumerate

verb

i-ˈn(y)ü-mə-ˌrāt How to pronounce enumerate (audio)
Definition of enumeratenext
1
as in to list
to specify one after another I proceeded to enumerate the reasons why I would be justified in filing a lawsuit for negligence

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2
as in to count
to find the sum of (a collection of things) by noting each one as it is being added there were more birds hovering about the bird feeder than I could possibly enumerate

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3
as in to itemize
to make a list of let's enumerate the top ten reasons why Top Ten lists have gotten out of hand

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Recent Examples of enumerate Students hail from a plethora of countries including Haiti, Venezuela, Afghanistan, Russia, Ukraine and too many to enumerate. — Gary Stern, Forbes, 3 Jan. 2025 The Pacific Commercial Advertiser, once the largest daily newspaper in Hawaii, ran a large chart in 1900 enumerating the miles women walked in the course of their housework, and the Washington Evening Star ran a similar accounting of an office carrier’s travels in a day. — Jacqueline D. Wernimont, Smithsonian Magazine, 20 Nov. 2024 Bussmann drew comparisons to Starbucks in enumerating the challenges a sportsbook will face when encountering excessive operating costs. — Matt Rybaltowski, Forbes, 10 Jan. 2025 There are too many potential highlights to enumerate here, but here are some of the books scheduled to arrive in the next few months that have my bookworm blood pumping. — Chris Vognar, Los Angeles Times, 4 Jan. 2025 See All Example Sentences for enumerate
Recent Examples of Synonyms for enumerate
  1. list
  2. count
  3. itemize
  4. recite
  5. tell
  6. detail
  7. number
  8. outline
Verb
  • Paramedics took the woman to a hospital, where she is listed as stable.
    — Malia Mendez, Los Angeles Times, 15 Mar. 2025
  • Wong is still listed as the company secretary on two of the businesses.
    — Alex Brizee, Idaho Statesman, 15 Mar. 2025
Definition of list
Verb
  • Votes by email and after 5 p.m. Wednesday are not counted.
    — Christian Babcock, The Mercury News, 20 Mar. 2025
  • Murder victim's family has been 'counting down the minutes' until South Carolina execution Texas pastor with simple dream killed in his own church.
    — Amanda Lee Myers, USA TODAY, 20 Mar. 2025
Definition of count
Verb
  • The fair market value of the asset on the date of the gift qualifies for a charitable deduction for someone who itemizes expenses on Form 1040.
    — Bob Carlson, Forbes, 20 Mar. 2025
  • However, a Yahoo News analysis revealed that only $19.8 billion of savings were itemized on the page.
    — Camila Pedrosa, Sacramento Bee, 12 Mar. 2025
Definition of itemize
Verb
  • Pritzker even used an appearance on MSNBC to recite the U.S. Capitol switchboard number.
    — Olivia Olander, Chicago Tribune, 9 Mar. 2025
  • How long will this continue before reciting bigoted chants and bearing weapons becomes blocking Jews from buildings and harming Israeli students?
    — Ellia M Torkian, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Mar. 2025
Definition of recite
Verb
  • The hiring manager later told him that what set him apart was his ability to explain why certain analytical approaches were appropriate in specific scenarios, rather than just applying them mechanically.
    — Lars Daniel, Forbes, 15 Mar. 2025
  • Rekha Sharma-Crawford, a partner at Sharma-Crawford Attorneys at Law who represents several individuals who were detained, told The Star that her team should have a disposition on the last person in custody soon.
    — Taylor O’Connor, Kansas City Star, 15 Mar. 2025
Definition of tell
Verb
  • The agency’s recommendations will be detailed in the state’s first Hazardous Waste Management Plan, a document that is intended to help guide state strategy on potentially dangerous wastes and which the 2021 law requires be published every three years.
    — Tony Briscoe, Los Angeles Times, 12 Mar. 2025
  • The SoCal native posted to his social media account on Monday, detailing how much the loss hurt.
    — Faisal Kutty, Newsweek, 12 Mar. 2025
Definition of detail
Verb
  • The aggregate capacity of these systems, which will number in the thousands, will exceed 40 million Llama 70B tokens per second.
    — Karl Freund, Forbes, 12 Mar. 2025
  • Many children from the county’s Mennonite community, which numbers in the thousands, are unvaccinated, but they won’t get picked up in state tallies, because they are either homeschooled or enrolled in nonaccredited private schools, which are not required to collect such data.
    — Tom Bartlett, The Atlantic, 11 Mar. 2025
Definition of number
Verb
  • At a meeting held at Southwest High School on Sept. 18, 1961, Missouri highway engineers outlined the plan — a six-lane, high-speed, limited-access highway, much of it depressed 20 feet or more below the surface.
    — Michael Wells, Kansas City Star, 9 Mar. 2025
  • Collective bargaining agreements between an employer and a union representing workers outlines the rights and benefits of employees such as their pay schedule and their ability to challenge demotions or terminations.
    — arkansasonline.com, arkansasonline.com, 8 Mar. 2025
Definition of outline

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