Numerate

Numerate
Numerate Nu"mer*ate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Numerated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Numerating}.] [L. numeratus, p. p. of numerare to count. See {Number}, v.] (Arith.) To divide off and read according to the rules of numeration; as, to numerate a row of figures. [1913 Webster]

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  • numerate — transitive verb ( ated; ating) Etymology: Latin numeratus, past participle of numerare to count, from numerus Date: 1657 enumerate …   New Collegiate Dictionary

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