annunciate

English

Etymology

From annunciātus, Medieval Latin alternative spelling of annuntiātus, past participle of Latin annūntiāre. Doublet of announce.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /əˈnʌnsɪeɪt/

• Audio (Southern England):

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• Homophone: enunciate

Verb

annunciate (third-person singular simple present annunciates, present participle annunciating, simple past and past participle annunciated)

1. (transitive, formal) To announce.

Usage notes

Do not confuse annunciate (to announce) with enunciate (to speak clearly).

Derived terms

• annunciation
• annunciatory
• annunciative

Related terms

• annunciator
• announce
• announcement

Translations

announce

• Bulgarian: обявявам (bg) (objavjavam), възвестявам (bg) (vǎzvestjavam)
• French: annoncer (fr)
• German: verkündigen (de), verkünden (de)
• Norwegian: annonsere (no), forkynne
• Russian: объявля́ть (ru) (obʺjavljátʹ)

Italian

Etymology 1

Verb

annunciate

1. inflection of annunciare:
   1. second-person plural present indicative/subjunctive
   2. second-person plural imperative

Etymology 2

Participle

annunciate f pl

1. feminine plural of annunciato

Anagrams

• auncinante