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Enunciated

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e⋅nun⋅ci⋅ate

  [i-nuhn-see-eyt] verb, -at⋅ed, -at⋅ing.
Use Enunciated in a Sentence
–verb (used with object)
1. to utter or pronounce (words, sentences, etc.), esp. in an articulate or a particular manner: He enunciates his words distinctly.
2. to state or declare definitely, as a theory.
3. to announce or proclaim: to enunciate one's intentions.
–verb (used without object)
4. to pronounce words, esp. in an articulate or a particular manner.
Origin:
1615–25; < L ēnūntiātus (ptp. of ēnūntiāre), equiv. to ē- e- + nūnti(us) messenger, message + -ātus -ate 1

Related forms:
e⋅nun⋅ci⋅a⋅ble, adjective
e⋅nun⋅ci⋅a⋅bil⋅i⋅ty, noun
e⋅nun⋅ci⋅a⋅tive, e⋅nun⋅ci⋅a⋅to⋅ry, adjective
e⋅nun⋅ci⋅a⋅tive⋅ly, adverb
e⋅nun⋅ci⋅a⋅tor, noun
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e·nun·ci·ate   (ĭ-nŭn'sē-āt')   
v.   e·nun·ci·at·ed, e·nun·ci·at·ing, e·nun·ci·ates

v.   tr.

  1. To pronounce; articulate.

  2. To state or set forth precisely or systematically: enunciate a doctrine.

  3. To announce; proclaim.

v.   intr.
To pronounce words; speak aloud.

[Latin ēnūntiāre, ēnūntiāt- : ē-, ex-, ex- + nūntiāre, to announce (from nūntius, messenger; see neu- in Indo-European roots).]
e·nun'ci·a·ble (-ə-bəl) adj., e·nun'ci·a'tion n., e·nun'ci·a'tive (-sē-ā'tĭv, -sē-ə-tĭv) adj., e·nun'ci·a'tive·ly adv., e·nun'ci·a'tor n.
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