itemize

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Etymology

From item +‎ -ize.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈaɪtəmaɪz/
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Verb

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

  1. (ambitransitive) To state in items, or by particulars
    to itemize the cost of a railroad
    • 1986, “Begin The Begin”, in Lifes Rich Pageant, performed by R.E.M.:
      Answer me a question; I can't itemize, I can't think clearly: look to me for reason, it's not there.
      I can't even rhyme in the begin.

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