enunciate
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.
to pronounce words, especially in an articulate or a particular manner.
Origin of enunciate
1Other words from enunciate
- 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
- non·e·nun·ci·a·tive, adjective
- non·e·nun·ci·a·to·ry, adjective
- re·e·nun·ci·ate, verb, re·e·nun·ci·at·ed, re·e·nun·ci·at·ing.
- un·e·nun·ci·a·ble, adjective
- un·e·nun·ci·at·ed, adjective
- un·e·nun·ci·a·tive, adjective
Words that may be confused with enunciate
- 1. announce, enunciate , pronounce
- 2. annunciate, enunciate
Words Nearby enunciate
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How to use enunciate in a sentence
Voice games often misunderstand users, particularly kids who are just learning how to enunciate and interact with technology.
A voice game boom is giving kids a break from screen time | Tanya Basu | March 27, 2021 | MIT Technology ReviewGenerally, when rights are expanded — even beyond what other states do — you should enunciate a clear reason as to why you might later rein them in.
Karl Rove’s defense of the GOP’s voting restrictions push — and what he ignores | Aaron Blake | March 25, 2021 | Washington PostA woman known for her mastery of languages now struggled to enunciate each syllable.
‘I said goodbye to my sister through a computer screen’ | Holly Bailey | January 2, 2021 | Washington PostBrems said she is using a clear mask her district provided, and she has become accustomed to gesturing, enunciating and projecting her voice more than usual.
Two School Districts Had Different Mask Policies. Only One Had a Teacher on a Ventilator. | by Annie Waldman and Heather Vogell | November 23, 2020 | ProPublicaAnd it seems to me that I never go to bed without seeing a face on the dark trying to enunciate: 'What for?'
Ancestors | Gertrude Atherton
They do not enunciate a new truth, but they insist upon one which is not sufficiently recognised.
Charles Baudelaire, His Life | Thophile Gautier"I—I do not know," said Marishka painfully struggling to make her lips enunciate.
The Secret Witness | George GibbsShe is taught to enunciate clearly and to speak courteously and agreeably.
The Canadian Girl at Work | Marjory MacMurchyThe pianist must likewise make himself understood; he therefore must enunciate clearly.
Piano Mastery | Harriette Brower
British Dictionary definitions for enunciate
/ (ɪˈnʌnsɪˌeɪt) /
to articulate or pronounce (words), esp clearly and distinctly
(tr) to state precisely or formally
Origin of enunciate
1Derived forms of enunciate
- enunciation, noun
- enunciative or enunciatory, adjective
- enunciatively, adverb
- enunciator, noun
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