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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Enumerate \E*nu"mer*ate\, verb (used with an object) [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.
Enumerating the services he had done. --Ludlow.
Syn: To reckon; compute; calculate; count; estimate; relate; rehearse; recapitulate; detail.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
enumerate
verb
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
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