Enumerate

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Enumerate \E*nu"mer*ate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Enumerated}; p.
     pr. & vb. n. {Enumerating}.] [L. enumeratus, p. p. of
     enumerare to count out, enumerate; e out + numerare to count,
     fr. numerus number. See {Number}.]
     To count; to tell by numbers; to count over, or tell off one
     after another; to number; to reckon up; to mention one by


     one; to name over; to make a special and separate account of;
     to recount; as, to enumerate the stars in a constellation.
     [1913 Webster]
  
           Enumerating the services he had done.    --Ludlow.
  
     Syn: To reckon; compute; calculate; count; estimate; relate;
          rehearse; recapitulate; detail.
          [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  enumerate
       v 1: specify individually; "She enumerated the many obstacles she
            had encountered"; "The doctor recited the list of
            possible side effects of the drug" [syn: {recite}, {itemize},
             {itemise}]
       2: determine the number or amount of; "Can you count the books
          on your shelf?"; "Count your change" [syn: {count}, {number},
           {numerate}]

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  54 Moby Thesaurus words for "enumerate":
     block out, book, calendar, call off, call over, call the roll,
     catalog, census, count, detail, enroll, enter, file, foliate,
     identify, impanel, index, inventory, itemize, keep score, list,
     measure, mention, number, numerate, outline, page, paginate, parse,
     particularize, pigeonhole, poll, post, program, quantify, quantize,
     recite, recount, register, relate, resolve, run over, scan,
     schedule, schematize, score, specialize, specify, tabulate, tale,
     tally, tell, tell off, tick off