enumerate Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. verb specify individually
    recite; itemise; itemize.
    • She enumerated the many obstacles she had encountered
    • The doctor recited the list of possible side effects of the drug
  2. verb determine the number or amount of
    count; numerate; number.
    • Can you count the books on your shelf?
    • Count your change

WordNet

E*nu"mer*ate transitive verb
Etymology
L. enumeratus, p. p. of enumerare to count out, enumerate; e out + numerare to count, fr. numerus number. See Number.
Wordforms
imperfect & past participle Enumerated ; present participle & verbal noun Enumerating
Definitions
  1. 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.

Webster 1913