Origin: Latin
suffix -ate
Enumerate has 3 different meanings across 1 category:
Verb
Verb
1
specify individually
"She enumerated the many obstacles she had encountered"
"The doctor recited the list of possible side effects of the drug"
2
determine the number or amount of
"Can you count the books on your shelf?"
"Count your change"
3
To specify each member of a sequence individually in incrementing order.
Example Sentences
"She enumerated the many obstacles she had encountered"
verb
"The doctor recited the list of possible side effects of the drug"
verb
"Can you count the books on your shelf?"
verb
"Count your change"
verb
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
Narrower Terms (hyponyms)
Origin
The word "enumerate" comes from Latin, where it originally meant something that has been counted or listed in full. It entered English between 1600 and 1650 as a verb formed by adding suffixes to the root meaning "to count."