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e⋅nun⋅ci⋅ate

  [i-nuhn-see-eyt] verb, -at⋅ed, -at⋅ing.
Use enunciate 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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Enunciate

E*nun"ci*ate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Enunciated; p. pr. & vb. n. Enunciating.] [L. enuntiatus, -ciatus, p. p. of enuntiare, -ciare. See Enounce.]

1. To make a formal statement of; to announce; to proclaim; to declare, as a truth.

The terms in which he enunciates the great doctrines of the gospel. --Coleridge.

2. To make distinctly audible; to utter articulately; to pronounce; as, to enunciate a word distinctly.

Enunciate

E*nun"ci*ate\, v. i. To utter words or syllables articulately.
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Language Translation for : enunciate
Spanish: pronunciar, articular,
German: aussprechen,
Japanese: はっきり発音する
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