sum vs numerate

sum is a noun but numerate is not a noun.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
sum	Yes	No	Yes	No
numerate	No	Yes	Yes	No

As verbs, numerate is a hypernym of sum; that is, numerate is a word with a broader meaning than sum:

Other hypernyms of sum include count, enumerate, number.

sum (noun)	numerate (noun)
the whole amount
the choicest or most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience
a quantity obtained by the addition of a group of numbers
the final aggregate
a set containing all and only the members of two or more given sets
a quantity of money

sum (adjective)	numerate (adjective)
	able to understand and use numbers

sum (verb)	numerate (verb)
determine the sum of	read out loud as words written numbers
be a summary of	determine the number or amount of