itemize

I1T1E1M3I1Z10E1
/ˈaɪtəmaɪz/

verb

To state in items, or by particulars

“to itemize the cost of a railroad”

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enumeratereciteitemise
OriginEnglish item ← Middle English item ← Latin item →
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Meanings

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

present singular third person itemizes · participle present itemizing · participle past itemized · past itemized · alternative itemise

  1. ambitransitiveTo state in items, or by particulars

    to itemize the cost of a railroad

    1 more example

    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.

    1986, “Begin The Begin”, in Lifes Rich Pageant, performed by R.E.M.

Synonyms & antonyms

verbspecify individually

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enumeratereciteitemise
Broader
nameidentify

verbplace on a list of items

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itemise
Broader
numberlist
Also see
enumerateitemiserecite

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Latinitem
  2. Middle Englishitem
  3. Englishitem
  4. Englishitemize

From item + -ize.

Full word history & related roots →

Translations

Bulgarian класифицирам
  • класифицирам (klasificiram)to state in items
Catalan detallar, enumerar
  • detallarto state in items
  • enumerarto state in items
  • especificarto state in items
  • desglossarto state in items
Chinese Mandarin 詳細列舉 /详细列举, 分條列述 /分条列述
  • 詳細列舉 /详细列举 (xiángxì lièjǔ)to state in items
  • 分條列述 /分条列述 (fēntiáo lièshù)to state in items
French détailler, énumérer
  • détaillerto state in items
  • énumérerto state in items
German spezifizieren, auflisten
  • spezifizierento state in items
  • auflistento state in items
  • aufschlüsselnto state in items
  • aufgliedernto state in items
  • gliedernto state in items
  • detaillierento state in items
  • aufzählento state in items
Icelandic sundurliða
  • sundurliðato state in items
Romanian specifica, detalia
  • specificato state in items
  • detaliato state in items
Spanish desglosar, pormenorizar
  • desglosarto state in items
  • pormenorizarto state in items
  • itemizarto state in items
Cite this entry
APA

itemize. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/itemize

MLA

“itemize.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/itemize. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “itemize,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/itemize.

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