Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- transitive verb To count off or name one by one; list.
- transitive verb To determine the number of; count.
from The Century Dictionary.
- To count; ascertain or tell over the number of; number; hence, to mention in detail; recount; recapitulate: as, to
enumerate the stars in a constellation.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- transitive verb 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.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- verb To
specify eachmember of asequence individually in incrementing order. - verb To
determine theamount of.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- verb determine the number or amount of
- verb specify individually
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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The Constitution says "enumerate" - to count ... enumerate does not mean to identify by name or intrusively insist upon revealing very personal information.
Latest Articles 2009
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Constitution in the particulars mentioned, and in many other ways which I forbear to enumerate is too clear to admit of the least doubt.
History of the Thirty-Ninth Congress of the United States William Horatio Barnes
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Business was a more critical partner in development than he could "enumerate", he said.
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You see, Broun feels that any inquiry beyond the constitutional requirement to "enumerate" the number of persons living in his household is, per se, "unconstitutional."
Politics Joe Conason 2010
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According to my Constitution, the census is to "enumerate" the people.
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I'm not sure what you mean by "enumerate" but maybe I can point you in the right direction.
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I'm not sure what you mean by "enumerate" but maybe I can point you in the right direction.
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That was in response to your attempt to enumerate the liberties of the people, referring to the debate surrounding the adoption of the Bill of Rights, not theCRA.
The Volokh Conspiracy » So a Libertarian and a Liberal Walk into a Bar 2010
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If we wish for government to have a specific power, we should enumerate it.
The Volokh Conspiracy » Health insurance mandate as a privacy right violation 2010
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That was in response to your attempt to enumerate the liberties of the people, referring to the debate surrounding the adoption of the Bill of Rights, not the CRA.
The Volokh Conspiracy » So a Libertarian and a Liberal Walk into a Bar 2010
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