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itemize

/ˈaɪtəmaɪz/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.31 in modern English

Syllables
item-ize
IPA
/ˈaɪtəmaɪz/
18
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
3
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To state in items, or by particulars

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree Latin itemlbor. Middle English item English item Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)bor. Late Latin -izōder. Middle French -iserbor. Middle English -isen English -ize English itemize From item + -ize.

Inflected Forms

itemizes (present, singular) itemizing (participle, present) itemized (participle, past) itemized (past) itemise (alternative)

Derived Forms

itemizable itemizer nonitemized reitemize

Synonyms

enumerate recite itemise

Questions

How do you pronounce itemize?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈaɪtəmaɪz/.
What does itemize mean?
To state in items, or by particulars
Where does itemize come from?
Etymology tree Latin itemlbor. Middle English item English item Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)bor. Late Latin -izōder. Middle French -iserbor. Middle English -isen English -ize English itemize From item + -ize.

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