NUMERATE

numerate

(adjective) able to understand and use numbers

numerate

(verb) read out loud as words written numbers

count, number, enumerate, numerate

(verb) determine the number or amount of; “Can you count the books on your shelf?”; “Count your change”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Verb

numerate (third-person singular simple present numerates, present participle numerating, simple past and past participle numerated)

(transitive) to count

Synonyms

• (count): count, enumerate, number; see also count

Adjective

numerate (comparative more numerate, superlative most numerate)

Having the ability to understand numbers and perform arithmetic.

Antonyms

• (having the ability to understand numbers and perform arithmetic): dyscalculic, innumerate

Anagrams

• munerate, true name, true-name

Source: Wiktionary


Nu"mer*ate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Numerated; p. pr. & vb. n. Numerating.] Etym: [L. numeratus, p. p. of numerare to count. See Number, v.] (Arith.)

Definition: To divide off and read according to the rules of numeration; as, to numerate a row of figures.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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