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enunciate
[ ih-nuhn-see-eyt ]
verb (used with object)
, e·nun·ci·at·ed, e·nun·ci·at·ing.
- to utter or pronounce (words, sentences, etc.), especially in an articulate or a particular manner:
He enunciates his words distinctly.
- to state or declare definitely, as a theory.
- to announce or proclaim:
to enunciate one's intentions.
verb (used without object)
, e·nun·ci·at·ed, e·nun·ci·at·ing.
- to pronounce words, especially in an articulate or a particular manner.
enunciate
/ ɪˈnʌnsɪˌeɪt /
verb
- to articulate or pronounce (words), esp clearly and distinctly
- tr to state precisely or formally
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Derived Forms
- eˈnunciatively, adverb
- eˈnunciative, adjective
- eˌnunciˈation, noun
- eˈnunciˌator, noun
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Other Words From
- e·nunci·a·ble adjective
- e·nunci·a·bili·ty noun
- e·nunci·ative e·nunci·a·tory adjective
- e·nunci·ative·ly adverb
- e·nunci·ator noun
- none·nunci·ative adjective
- none·nunci·a·tory adjective
- ree·nunci·ate verb reenunciated reenunciating
- une·nunci·a·ble adjective
- une·nunci·ated adjective
- une·nunci·ative adjective
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Word History and Origins
Origin of enunciate1
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Word History and Origins
Origin of enunciate1
C17: from Latin ēnuntiāre to declare, from nuntiāre to announce, from nuntius messenger
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Example Sentences
And it seems to me that I never go to bed without seeing a face on the dark trying to enunciate: 'What for?'
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They do not enunciate a new truth, but they insist upon one which is not sufficiently recognised.
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"I—I do not know," said Marishka painfully struggling to make her lips enunciate.
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She is taught to enunciate clearly and to speak courteously and agreeably.
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The pianist must likewise make himself understood; he therefore must enunciate clearly.
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