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enunciate

[ ih-nuhn-see-eyt ]

verb (used with object)

enunciated, enunciating.
  1. to utter or pronounce (words, sentences, etc.), especially in an articulate or a particular manner:

    He enunciates his words distinctly.

  2. to state or declare definitely, as a theory.
  3. to announce or proclaim:

    to enunciate one's intentions.



verb (used without object)

enunciated, enunciating.
  1. to pronounce words, especially in an articulate or a particular manner.

enunciate

/ ɪˈʌԲɪˌɪ /

verb

  1. to articulate or pronounce (words), esp clearly and distinctly
  2. tr to state precisely or formally
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˈԳܲԳپ, adverb
  • ˈԳܲԳپ, adjective
  • ˌԳܲԳˈپDz, noun
  • ˈԳܲԳˌٴǰ, noun
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Other yvlog Forms

  • ·Գܲc·· adjective
  • ·Գܲc··i·ٲ noun
  • ·Գܲc·t ·Գܲc··ٴr adjective
  • ·Գܲc·t·ly adverb
  • ·Գܲc·tǰ noun
  • non·Գܲc·t adjective
  • non·Գܲc··ٴr adjective
  • e·Գܲc·ٱ verb reenunciated reenunciating
  • un·Գܲc·· adjective
  • ܲe·Գܲc·e adjective
  • un·Գܲc·t adjective
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of enunciate1

First recorded in 1615–25; from Latin ŧūԳپٳܲ (past participle of ŧūԳپ ), equivalent to ŧ- “from, out of” ( e- 1 ) + ūԳپ(ܲ) “messenger, message” + -ٳܲ suffix ( -ate 1 )
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of enunciate1

C17: from Latin ŧԳܲԳپ to declare, from ԳܲԳپ to announce, from nuntius messenger
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Example Sentences

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“I don’t have any idea of her qualifications on education, and I’ve not heard her enunciate a vision that gives me much confidence that it’s anything other than payback for political support,” he said.

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Stipe now enunciated his lyrics, which shaded into social commentary, while the arrangements drew from a palette that included string sections, mandolins and an increasing reliance on Mills’ textured keyboard parts.

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Constitution, which enunciates the right to a “speedy and public trial” and to “be informed of the nature and cause of the accusation.”

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And I don’t enunciate and I can’t say half the words in the English language to this day.

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Pressman replied, theatrically enunciating the words into my digital recorder.

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