enunciate

[ih-nuhn-see-eyt]

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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.

Origin of enunciate

1615–25; < Latin ēnūntiātus (past participle of ēnūntiāre), equivalent to ē- e-¹ + nūnti(us) messenger, message + -ātus -ate¹

Related formse·nun·ci·a·ble, adjectivee·nun·ci·a·bil·i·ty, noune·nun·ci·a·tive, e·nun·ci·a·to·ry, adjectivee·nun·ci·a·tive·ly, adverbe·nun·ci·a·tor, nounnon·e·nun·ci·a·tive, adjectivenon·e·nun·ci·a·to·ry, adjectivere·e·nun·ci·ate, verb, re·e·nun·ci·at·ed, re·e·nun·ci·at·ing.un·e·nun·ci·a·ble, adjectiveun·e·nun·ci·at·ed, adjectiveun·e·nun·ci·a·tive, adjective

Can be confusedannounce enunciate pronounce (see synonym study at announce)annunciate enunciate

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Related Words for enunciate

outline, affirm, articulate, intone, propound, utter, sound, express, develop, show, deliver, vocalize, pronounce, state, submit, proclaim, say, promulgate, announce, postulate

Examples from the Web for enunciate

Historical Examples of enunciate

We enunciate a principle of government, and then deny it in practise.
Masterpieces of Negro Eloquence
Various
“Say it again and over you go,” the mate managed to enunciate thickly.
The Mutiny of the Elsinore
Jack London
It is needless to enunciate the weight of the earth in our ordinary units.
The Story of the Heavens
Robert Stawell Ball
He is content to enunciate a truth, and to call it probable.
The War in the Air; Vol. 1
Walter Raleigh.
We enunciate a principle of government, and then deny its practice.
Shadow and Light
Mifflin Wistar Gibbs

British Dictionary definitions for enunciate

enunciate

verb

to articulate or pronounce (words), esp clearly and distinctly
(tr) to state precisely or formally

Derived Formsenunciation, nounenunciative or enunciatory, adjectiveenunciatively, adverbenunciator, noun

Word Origin for enunciate

C17: from Latin ēnuntiāre to declare, from nuntiāre to announce, from nuntius messenger

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Word Origin and History for enunciate

1620s, "declare, express," from Latin enuntiatus, past participle of enuntiare "speak out, say, express, assert; divulge, disclose, reveal, betray," from ex- "out" (see ex-) + nuntiare "to announce" (see nuncio). Or perhaps a back-formation from enunciation. Meaning "to articulate, pronounce" is from 1759. Related: Enunciated; enunciating.