enunciate

e·nun·ci·ate
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/ɪˈnʌnsiˌeɪt/

verb

To make a definite or systematic statement of.

“Enunciate when you speak.”

Similar
pronouncearticulateenouncesound outsayvocalizevocalise
OriginLatin ēnuntiātus →
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Meanings

verbenunciate (third-person singular simple present enunciates, present participle enunciating, simple past and past participle enunciated)

present singular third person enunciates · participle present enunciating · participle past enunciated · past enunciated

  1. transitiveTo make a definite or systematic statement of.
  2. To announce, proclaim.

    the terms in which he enunciates the great doctrines of the gospel

    1829, Reverend James Marsh, Preface to Samuel Taylor Coleridge's Aids to Reflection (originally published 1825)
  3. transitiveTo articulate, pronounce.

    You must enunciate all the syllables.

  4. intransitiveTo make sounds clearly.

    Enunciate when you speak.

Synonyms & antonyms

verbspeak, pronounce, or utter in a certain way

Similar
pronouncearticulateenouncesound outsay
Broader
talkspeakutter

verbexpress or state clearly

Similar
articulatevocalizevocalise
Broader
statesaytell
Also see
articulateenouncepronouncesaysound outvocalisevocalize

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Latinēnuntiātus
  2. Englishenunciate

From Latin ēnuntiātus, past participle of ēnuntiō (“to report, declare”), from ē- + nūntiō (“to report”). Doublet of enounce.

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Translations

Bulgarian изговарям, произнасям
  • изговарям (izgovarjam)to articulate, pronounce
  • произнасям (proiznasjam)to articulate, pronounce
Catalan enunciar
  • enunciarto articulate, pronounce
Czech vyslovovat, artikulovat
  • vyslovovatto articulate, pronounce
  • artikulovatto articulate, pronounce
Dutch articuleren
  • articulerento articulate, pronounce
Finnish ääntää, lausua
  • ääntääto articulate, pronounce
  • lausuato articulate, pronounce
German artikulieren, aussprechen
  • artikulierento articulate, pronounce
  • aussprechento articulate, pronounce
  • verkündento articulate, pronounce
Greek προφέρω, διατυπώνω
  • προφέρω (proféro)to articulate, pronounce
  • διατυπώνω (diatypóno)to articulate, pronounce
Irish fuaimnigh
  • fuaimnighto articulate, pronounce
Polish wypowiadać, wypowiedzieć
  • wypowiadaćto articulate, pronounce
  • wypowiedziećto articulate, pronounce
  • wymawiaćto articulate, pronounce
  • wymówićto articulate, pronounce
Russian отчётливо произноси́ть, проговаривать
  • отчётливо произноси́ть (otčótlivo)to articulate, pronounce
  • проговаривать (progovarivatʹ)to articulate, pronounce
  • чеканить (čekanitʹ)to articulate, pronounce
  • отчеканить (otčekanitʹ)to articulate, pronounce
  • провозгласить (provozglasitʹ)to articulate, pronounce
Spanish enunciar, letrear
  • enunciarto articulate, pronounce
  • letrearto articulate, pronounce
Swedish uttala
  • uttalato articulate, pronounce
Turkish beyan etmek, bildirmek
  • beyan etmekto articulate, pronounce
  • bildirmekto articulate, pronounce
  • ilan etmekto articulate, pronounce

Rhymes & wordplay

Sounds the same

annunciate
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