different between enumerate vs itemize

English

Etymology

From Latin enumer?tus, from enumer?.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /??nju?.m???e?t/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /??n(j)u.m???e?t/

Verb

enumerate (third-person singular simple present enumerates, present participle enumerating, simple past and past participle enumerated)

1. To specify each member of a sequence individually in incrementing order.
2. To determine the amount of.

Synonyms

• (determine the amount of): number, tally; see also Thesaurus:count or Thesaurus:tick off

Derived terms

• afore-enumerated

Related terms

• enumeration

Translations

Italian

Verb

enumerate

1. second-person plural present indicative of enumerare
2. second-person plural imperative of enumerare
3. feminine plural of enumerato

Latin

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /e?.nu.me?ra?.te/, [e?n?m???ä?t??]
• (Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /e.nu.me?ra.te/, [?num?????t??]

Verb

?numer?te

1. second-person plural present active imperative of ?numer?

English

Alternative forms

• itemise

Etymology

item +? -ize

Verb

itemize (third-person singular simple present itemizes, present participle itemizing, simple past and past participle itemized)

1. (transitive) To state in items, or by particulars

   to itemize the cost of a railroad

Translations

References

• itemize in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
• itemize in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.