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enunciate

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English

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ɪˈnʌnsiˌeɪt/
  • Audio (US):(file)
  • Hyphenation: e‧nun‧ci‧ate
  • Homophone: annunciate

Verb

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

  1. (transitive) To make a definite or systematic statement of.
  2. To announce, proclaim.
    • 1829, Reverend James Marsh, Preface to Samuel Taylor Coleridge's Aids to Reflection (originally published 1825)
      the terms in which he enunciates the great doctrines of the gospel
  3. (transitive) To articulate, pronounce.
    You must enunciate all the syllables.
  4. (intransitive) To make sounds clearly.
    Enunciate when you speak.

Usage notes

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

Derived terms

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Translations

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Italian

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Etymology 1

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Verb

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enunciate

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

Etymology 2

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Participle

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enunciate f pl

  1. feminine plural of enunciato

Anagrams

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Latin

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Participle

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ēnunciāte

  1. vocative masculine singular of ēnunciātus

Spanish

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Verb

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enunciate

  1. second-person singular voseo imperative of enunciar combined with te