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View synonyms for numerate
numerate
[ verb noo-muh-reyt, nyoo-; adjective noo-mer-it, nyoo- ]
verb (used with object)
, nu·mer·at·ed, nu·mer·at·ing.
- to represent numbers by symbols.
adjective
- able to use or understand numerical techniques of mathematics.
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Other Words From
- numer·a·cy noun
- re·numer·ate verb (used with object) renumerated renumerating
- un·numer·ated adjective
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Word History and Origins
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Word History and Origins
Origin of numerate1
C18 (vb): from Latin numerus number + -ate 1, by analogy with literate
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Example Sentences
As well as into writing semi-numerate op-eds about the corporate income tax.
From The Daily Beast
One man is singularly literate, the other exceptionally numerate.
From The Daily Beast
According to my own suppositions, he might have been taught to numerate.
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