enumerate

Meanings

• Verb

  To list or recite in a systematic order; to count or number.

  - "Can you enumerate the steps to make a cake?"
  - "The teacher asked each student to enumerate their reasons for missing class."

• Verb

  To provide a detailed list or explanation.

  - "The salesman enumerated the features of the new product."
  - "The scientist enumerated the potential risks of the experiment."

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Synonyms

number , tally

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with enumerate
enamour , adore , bore , store

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Variants

List of all variants of enumerate that leads to same result
enumerate , enumerated , enumerates , enumerating , enumerative

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Etymology

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From the Latin enumerare, meaning 'to count.'

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Trivia

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1. The word 'enumerate' comes from the Latin enumerare, which means 'to count.'

2. The word 'enumerate' is often used interchangeably with the word 'list.'

3. The longest word in the English language that can be spelled using only the letters in the word 'enumerate' is 'stewardesses.'

4. In mathematics, an enumeration is a listing of all the elements in a set.

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Related Concepts

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1. List: A collection of items, usually written down, arranged in a particular order.

2. Enumeration: The act of listing or reciting in a systematic order.

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Culture

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In literature, 'enumerate' has been used to describe the act of listing or reciting in a methodical or systematic way. For example, in Shakespeare's Hamlet, the character Polonius says, 'Give every man then a vote: I speak not that I would poll the very eyeballs of the voters, but that I would ask every man his mind: and this I mean: (Enters with a List) You, first: what think you of this course? You, sir: what is your good plea? What say you, good morrow, you, and you, and you? All: God's peace to you, my lord.

How to Memorize "enumerate"

1. visualize
   

   - Imagine a list or a series of items that need to be enumerated. Visualize each item in your mind as you say it out loud.
   - For example, to remember the steps to make a cake, visualize each ingredient as you add it to the bowl.

2. associate
   

   - Associate each item on the list with a memorable image or phrase. For example, to remember the steps to make a cake, associate each ingredient with a memorable image or phrase.
   - For example, to remember the steps to make a cake, associate flour with a snowy landscape, eggs with a carton, and sugar with a pile of white sand.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Use a mnemonic device, such as a rhyme or an acronym, to help remember the items on the list. For example, to remember the steps to make a cake, use the mnemonic 'Four and Twenty Blackbirds Baked in a Pie: Flour, Oil, Two eggs, Twenty sugar, Baking powder, Four milk, Twenty butter, and a pie.'
   - Another example, to remember the order of the planets from the sun: My Very Eager Mother Just Served Us Nine Pizzas: Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, Pluto

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