enounce

E1N1O1U1N1C3E1
/ɪˈnaʊns//iˈnaʊns/

verb

To say or pronounce; to enunciate.

Similar
pronouncearticulatesound outenunciatesay
OriginFrench énoncer ← Latin ēnuntiō →
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Meanings

verbenounce (third-person singular simple present enounces, present participle enouncing, simple past and past participle enounced)

present singular third person enounces · participle present enouncing · participle past enounced · past enounced

  1. To say or pronounce; to enunciate.
  2. To declare or proclaim.

    A proposition is assertory, when it enounces what is known as actual.

    c. 1858, William Hamilton, Lectures on Logic
  3. To state unequivocally.

Synonyms & antonyms

verbspeak, pronounce, or utter in a certain way

Similar
pronouncearticulatesound outenunciatesay
Broader
talkspeakutter
Also see
articulateenunciatepronouncesaysound out

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Latinēnuntiō
  2. Frenchénoncer
  3. Englishenounce

From French énoncer, from Latin ēnuntiō. Doublet of enunciate.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with enounce

ozannouncebounceouncepronouncedenouncerenouncepouncetrounceflouncemispronouncedebouncefrouncejounce
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Cite this entry
APA

enounce. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/enounce

MLA

“enounce.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/enounce. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “enounce,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/enounce.

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