Standard Lemma guide

itemize

verb · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • /ˈaɪtəmaɪz/
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1

verb

Meaning 1

To state in items, or by particulars

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: ambitransitive

Examples

  • to itemize the cost of a railroad

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

verb

Meaning 2

specify individually

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • She enumerated the many obstacles she had encountered
  • The doctor recited the list of possible side effects of the drug

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: enumerate, recite, itemise

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: name, identify

Narrower terms: list, name

3

verb

Meaning 3

place on a list of items

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • itemize one's tax deductions

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: itemise

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: number, list

History

Etymology

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

Across languages

Translations

25 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: класифицирам (klasificiram) — to state in items
  • Catalan: detallar — to state in items
  • Catalan: enumerar — to state in items
  • Catalan: especificar — to state in items
  • Catalan: desglossar — to state in items
  • Chinese Mandarin: 詳細列舉 /详细列举 (xiángxì lièjǔ) — to state in items
  • Chinese Mandarin: 分條列述 /分条列述 (fēntiáo lièshù) — to state in items
  • French: détailler — to state in items
  • French: énumérer — to state in items
  • German: spezifizieren — to state in items
  • German: auflisten — to state in items
  • German: aufschlüsseln — to state in items
  • German: aufgliedern — to state in items
  • German: gliedern — to state in items
  • German: detaillieren — to state in items
  • German: aufzählen — to state in items
  • Icelandic: sundurliða — to state in items
  • Ingrian: luetella — to state in items
  • Romanian: specifica — to state in items
  • Romanian: detalia — to state in items
  • Spanish: especificar — to state in items
  • Spanish: desglosar — to state in items
  • Spanish: pormenorizar — to state in items
  • Spanish: itemizar — to state in items
  • Spanish: enumerar — to state in items