Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- intransitive verb To pronounce; articulate.
- intransitive verb To state or set forth precisely or systematically.
- intransitive verb To announce; proclaim.
- intransitive verb To pronounce words; speak aloud.
from The Century Dictionary.
- To utter, as words or syllables; pronounce: used especially with reference to manner: as, he enunciates his words distinctly.
- To declare deliberately or in set terms; proclaim distinctly; announce; state: as, to
enunciate a proposition. - Synonyms Articulate, etc. See
utter , v. - To utter words or syllables: used especially with reference to manner: as, he enunciates distinctly.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- intransitive verb To utter words or syllables articulately.
- transitive verb To make a formal statement of; to announce; to proclaim; to declare, as a truth.
- transitive verb To make distinctly audible; to utter articulately; to pronounce.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- verb transitive : To make a definite or systematic statement of.
- verb To
announce , proclaim. - verb transitive To
articulate ,pronounce . - verb intransitive To make sounds clearly.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- verb speak, pronounce, or utter in a certain way
- verb express or state clearly
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
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He insisted there was no such word in Spanish as "enunciate" or "enunciation".
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He insisted there was no such word in Spanish as "enunciate" or "enunciation".
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He insisted there was no such word in Spanish as "enunciate" or "enunciation".
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He insisted there was no such word in Spanish as "enunciate" or "enunciation".
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He insisted there was no such word in Spanish as "enunciate" or "enunciation".
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He insisted there was no such word in Spanish as "enunciate" or "enunciation".
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He insisted there was no such word in Spanish as "enunciate" or "enunciation".
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He insisted there was no such word in Spanish as "enunciate" or "enunciation".
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He insisted there was no such word in Spanish as "enunciate" or "enunciation".
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