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numerate.

To count.

8 characters3 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

verb/ˈnjuːməɹeɪt/UK/ˈnuːməɹeɪt/US
  1. To count.

    transitive
Where this word comes from

From Latin numerātus, perfect past participle of numerō (see -ate (verb-forming suffix, of participial origin)). By surface analysis, Latin numerus + -ate.

adj/ˈnjuːməɹət/UK/ˈnuːməɹət/US
  1. Having numeracy.

Where this word comes from

From Latin numerus + -ate (adjective-forming suffix), by analogy with literate. Coined with numeracy in 1959 by the UK Committee on Education, presided over by Sir Geoffrey Crowther.

adj
  1. Numbered; counted.

    not-comparable · obsolete
Where this word comes from

From Middle English numerat, numerate, from Latin numerātus, perfect past participle of numerō (see -ate (adjective-forming suffix, of participial origin)).

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