Words / C1

i-NYOOM-uh-rayt/ɪˈnjuːməreɪt/

To enumerate is to name items one by one, or to count them: enumerate the reasons, enumerate absences. List is everyday; count is the number twin; vaguely mention sits opposite. “Some disruption” is not a tally of night absences.

Meaning

To name a list of things one by one; also to count.

Examples

• “Enumerate the night absences; “some disruption” is not a count.”
• “List is everyday. Itemise is invoices. Tally is informal counting. Disruption is a weather word. Names and times are a log. Write the names; keep some for soup.”

Good to know

List one by one / count. Everyday: list. Contrast: a vague “some”. Night absences need names, not atmosphere.

Near in meaning

list

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