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enunciate

[ ih-nuhn-see-eyt ]
/ ɪˈnʌn siˌeɪt /
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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.
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Origin of enunciate

First recorded in 1615–25; from Latin ēnūntiātus (past participle of ēnūntiāre ), equivalent to ē- “from, out of” (see e-1) + nūnti(us) “messenger, message” + -ātus suffix (see -ate1)

OTHER WORDS FROM enunciate

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH enunciate

1. announce, enunciate , pronounce2. annunciate, enunciate
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Words related to enunciate

affirm, articulate, intone, lay down, outline, propound, utter, announce, declare, deliver, develop, enounce, express, modulate, phonate, postulate, proclaim, promulgate, pronounce, publish

How to use enunciate in a sentence

  • In the pride of heroism and prestige, he was becoming an oracular enunciator of commonplaces from the lips of his superiors.

    The Last Shot|Frederick Palmer

  • She looked puzzled for a moment, then slipped in her enunciator.

    Uller Uprising|Henry Beam Piper, John D. Clark and John F. Carr

British Dictionary definitions for enunciate

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

Derived forms of enunciate

enunciation, 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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