renumerate (re-NOO-muh-rayt) verb tr.

   To recount.

[From Latin renumerare (to count over) from re- + numerare (to count),
ultimately from Indo-European root nem- (to assign or take) that's also
the source for words such as number, numb, astronomy, and nemesis.]

  "We can renumerate a number of things which are still strong with
   Central Government," Mr. Brown said.
   Mayor Brown Wants Restructuring Delayed; The Daily Gleanor (Kingston,
   Jamaica) Sep 10, 1986.

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