numerate

[ verb noo-muh-reyt, nyoo-; adjective noo-mer-it, nyoo- ]

verb (used with object)

, nu·mer·at·ed, nu·mer·at·ing.

1. to represent numbers by symbols.
2. enumerate ( def 2 ).

adjective

1. able to use or understand numerical techniques of mathematics.

numerate

adjective

1. able to use numbers, esp in arithmetical operations Compare literate

verb

1. to read (a numerical expression)
2. a less common word for enumerate

Other Words From

• numer·a·cy noun
• re·numer·ate verb (used with object) renumerated renumerating
• un·numer·ated adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of numerate¹

1400–50; late Middle English: counted, numbered < Latin numerātus (past participle of numerāre to number ), equivalent to numer- number + -ātus -ate ¹

Word History and Origins

Origin of numerate¹

C18 (vb): from Latin numerus number + -ate ¹, by analogy with literate

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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