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Added 9 October 2026

numerate

/ˈnjuːməɹeɪt/ verb

Latin root: numerātus Wiktionary

verb Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about numerate at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

Determine the number or amount of.
Can you count the books on your shelf?
Read out loud as words written numbers.

adjective

Able to understand and use numbers.

Origin

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

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