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enounce

[ih-nouns]

e·nounce

[ih-nouns]
verb (used with object), e·nounced, e·nounc·ing.
1.
to utter or pronounce, as words; enunciate.
2.
to announce, declare, or proclaim.
3.
to state definitely, as a proposition.

Origin:
1795–1805; e- + (an)nounce, modeled on French énoncer < Latin ēnuntiāre to tell; see enunciate

e·nounce·ment, noun
un·e·nounced, adjective
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enounce (ɪˈnaʊns)
 
vb
1.  to enunciate
2.  to pronounce
 
[C19: from French énoncer, from Latin ēnuntiāreenunciate]
 
e'nouncement
 
n

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