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Enumerate
Pronunciation : E*nu"mer*ate
Part of Speech : v.
Etymology : [L. enumeratus, p. p. of enumerare to count out, enumerate; e out + numerare to count, fr. numerus number. See Number.]
Definition : Defn: 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. Enumerating the services he had done. Ludlow.
Syn. -- To reckon; compute; calculate; count; estimate; relate; rehearse; recapitulate; detail.
t. [imp. & p. p. Enumerated; p. pr. & vb. n. Enumerating.]
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
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