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enumerate

/ɪˈnjuː.məˌɹeɪt/verb

To name items one by one, going through a list in order.

Example sentences

  • “The manual enumerates every step required to assemble the desk.”
  • “She enumerated all the reasons she wanted to move to Denver.”

More formal than 'list'; common in legal and technical writing, where documents enumerate rights, conditions, or steps.

Featured as word of the day on October 7, 2026.

Synonyms for enumerate

  • list
  • itemize
  • name

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