enumerate
verb /ɪˈnjuːməreɪt/
/ɪˈnuːməreɪt/
(formal)Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they enumerate | /ɪˈnjuːməreɪt/ /ɪˈnuːməreɪt/ |
| he / she / it enumerates | /ɪˈnjuːməreɪts/ /ɪˈnuːməreɪts/ |
| past simple enumerated | /ɪˈnjuːməreɪtɪd/ /ɪˈnuːməreɪtɪd/ |
| past participle enumerated | /ɪˈnjuːməreɪtɪd/ /ɪˈnuːməreɪtɪd/ |
| -ing form enumerating | /ɪˈnjuːməreɪtɪŋ/ /ɪˈnuːməreɪtɪŋ/ |
- enumerate something to name things on a list one by one
- She enumerated the main points.
- Let me enumerate the benefits for you.
- They were asked to enumerate the factors that had influenced their choice.
Word Originearly 17th cent.: from Latin enumerat- ‘counted out’, from the verb enumerare, from e- (variant of ex-) ‘out’ + numerus ‘number’.