enunciate
verb (used with object)
to utter or pronounce (words, sentences, etc.), especially in an articulate or a particular manner.
enunciated
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past participleof enunciate.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof enunciate.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
enunciateverb (used with object)to utter or pronounce (words, sentences, etc.), especially in an articulate or a particular manner.
Example Sentences
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With free shipping! — but if Prime Video hasn’t yet enunciated as clear a brand identity as competitors like Disney+, it remains part of an attractive package deal.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 12, 2023
“Jamie Lee Curtis,” producer DeVon Franklin enunciated loudly into the mic.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 13, 2023
In the overly enunciated voice of the pretentious intellectual she had perfected in her stand-up, she said with a dismissive flip of her hand: “I don’t participate in the economy of distinction.”
From New York Times ● Aug. 23, 2022
There is a rhetorical technique called a Gish gallop in which a debater simply tosses out as many arguments — true, half true, untrue — as can be enunciated within the allotted time.
From Washington Post ● Jun. 28, 2022
I told Mr. de Klerk how impressed I was by his emphasis on reconciliation, enunciated in his inaugural address.
From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela
