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verb (used with object)
1.
to utter or pronounce (words, sentences, etc.), especially 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, especially in an articulate or a particular manner.
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Enunciated
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Origin:
1615–25; < Latin ēnūntiātus (past participle of ēnūntiāre), equivalent to ē- e- + nūnti(us) messenger, message + -ātus -ate1
1615–25; < Latin ēnūntiātus (past participle of ēnūntiāre), equivalent to ē- e- + nūnti(us) messenger, message + -ātus -ate1
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
EXPANDnon·e·nun·ci·a·tive, adjective
non·e·nun·ci·a·to·ry, adjective
re·e·nun·ci·ate, verb, -at·ed, -at·ing.
un·e·nun·ci·a·ble, adjective
un·e·nun·ci·at·ed, adjective
un·e·nun·ci·a·tive, adjective
COLLAPSECan be confused: 1. announce, enunciate, pronounce (see synonym note at announce); 2. annunciate, enunciate.
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enunciate
1620s, from L. enuntiat-, pp. stem of enuntiare, from ex- out + nuntiare to announce (see nuncio). Related: Enunciated; enunciating.
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