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enunciate
e·nun·ci·ate E0167000 (ĭ-nŭn′sē-āt′)v. e·nun·ci·at·ed, e·nun·ci·at·ing, e·nun·ci·ates v.tr.1. To pronounce; articulate.2. To state or set forth precisely or systematically: enunciate a doctrine.3. To announce; proclaim.v.intr. To pronounce words; speak aloud. [Latin ēnūntiāre, ēnūntiāt- : ē-, ex-, ex- + nūntiāre, to announce (from nūntius, messenger; see neu- in Indo-European roots).] e·nun′ci·a·ble (-ə-bəl) adj.e·nun′ci·a′tion n.e·nun′ci·a′tive (-sē-ā′tĭv, -sē-ə-tĭv) adj.e·nun′ci·a′tive·ly adv.e·nun′ci·a′tor n.enunciate (ɪˈnʌnsɪˌeɪt) vb1. (Rhetoric) to articulate or pronounce (words), esp clearly and distinctly2. (tr) to state precisely or formally[C17: from Latin ēnuntiāre to declare, from nuntiāre to announce, from nuntius messenger] eˌnunciˈation n eˈnunciative, eˈnunciatory adj eˈnunciatively adv eˈnunciˌator ne•nun•ci•ate (ɪˈnʌn siˌeɪt) v. -at•ed, -at•ing. v.t. 1. to utter or pronounce, esp. in an articulate or a particular manner: to enunciate the words clearly. 2. to state or declare definitely, as a theory. 3. to announce or proclaim. v.i. 4. to pronounce words, esp. in an articulate manner. [1615–25; < Latin ēnūntiātus (past participle of ēnūntiāre) =ē- e- + nūnti(us) messenger, message + -ātus -ate1] e•nun′ci•a•ble, adj. e•nun`ci•a′tion, n. e•nun′ci•a`tor, n. enunciate - Derives from Latin nuntius, "messenger."See also related terms for messenger.enunciate Past participle: enunciated Gerund: enunciating
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enunciate | enunciate |
Present |
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I enunciate | you enunciate | he/she/it enunciates | we enunciate | you enunciate | they enunciate |
Preterite |
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I enunciated | you enunciated | he/she/it enunciated | we enunciated | you enunciated | they enunciated |
Present Continuous |
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I am enunciating | you are enunciating | he/she/it is enunciating | we are enunciating | you are enunciating | they are enunciating |
Present Perfect |
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I have enunciated | you have enunciated | he/she/it has enunciated | we have enunciated | you have enunciated | they have enunciated |
Past Continuous |
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I was enunciating | you were enunciating | he/she/it was enunciating | we were enunciating | you were enunciating | they were enunciating |
Past Perfect |
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I had enunciated | you had enunciated | he/she/it had enunciated | we had enunciated | you had enunciated | they had enunciated |
Future |
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I will enunciate | you will enunciate | he/she/it will enunciate | we will enunciate | you will enunciate | they will enunciate |
Future Perfect |
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I will have enunciated | you will have enunciated | he/she/it will have enunciated | we will have enunciated | you will have enunciated | they will have enunciated |
Future Continuous |
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I will be enunciating | you will be enunciating | he/she/it will be enunciating | we will be enunciating | you will be enunciating | they will be enunciating |
Present Perfect Continuous |
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I have been enunciating | you have been enunciating | he/she/it has been enunciating | we have been enunciating | you have been enunciating | they have been enunciating |
Future Perfect Continuous |
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I will have been enunciating | you will have been enunciating | he/she/it will have been enunciating | we will have been enunciating | you will have been enunciating | they will have been enunciating |
Past Perfect Continuous |
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I had been enunciating | you had been enunciating | he/she/it had been enunciating | we had been enunciating | you had been enunciating | they had been enunciating |
Conditional |
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I would enunciate | you would enunciate | he/she/it would enunciate | we would enunciate | you would enunciate | they would enunciate |
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I would have enunciated | you would have enunciated | he/she/it would have enunciated | we would have enunciated | you would have enunciated | they would have enunciated | ThesaurusVerb | 1. | enunciate - speak, pronounce, or utter in a certain way; "She pronounces French words in a funny way"; "I cannot say `zip wire'"; "Can the child sound out this complicated word?"enounce, pronounce, sound out, articulate, saytwang - pronounce with a nasal twangdevoice - utter with tense vocal chordsraise - pronounce (vowels) by bringing the tongue closer to the roof of the mouth; "raise your `o'"lilt - articulate in a very careful and rhythmic waypalatalise, palatalize - pronounce a consonant with the tongue against the palatenasalise, nasalize - pronounce with a lowered velum; "She nasalizes all her vowels"nasalise, nasalize - speak nasally or through the nose; "In this part of the country, people tend to nasalize"mispronounce, misspeak - pronounce a word incorrectly; "She mispronounces many Latinate words"aspirate - pronounce with aspiration; of stop soundsvocalize, voice, vocalise, sound - utter with vibrating vocal chordsretroflex - articulate (a consonant) with the tongue curled back against the palate; "Indian accents can be characterized by the fact that speakers retroflex their consonants"subvocalise, subvocalize - articulate without making audible sounds; "she was reading to herself and merely subvocalized"syllabise, syllabize - utter with distinct articulation of each syllable; "The poet syllabized the verses he read"drawl - lengthen and slow down or draw out; "drawl one's vowels"labialise, labialize, round - pronounce with rounded lipslisp - speak with a lispaccent, accentuate, stress - put stress on; utter with an accent; "In Farsi, you accent the last syllable of each word"vowelise, vowelize, vocalise, vocalize - pronounce as a vowel; "between two consonants, this liquid is vowelized"click - produce a click; "Xhosa speakers click"trill - pronounce with a trill, of the phoneme `r'; "Some speakers trill their r's"sibilate - pronounce with an initial sibilantflap - pronounce with a flap, of alveolar soundsexplode - cause to burst as a result of air pressure; of stop consonants like /p/, /t/, and /k/roll - pronounce with a roll, of the phoneme /r/; "She rolls her r's" | | 2. | enunciate - express or state clearly vocalise, vocalize, articulatesay, state, tell - express in words; "He said that he wanted to marry her"; "tell me what is bothering you"; "state your opinion"; "state your name" |
enunciateverb1. pronounce, say, speak, voice, sound, utter, articulate, vocalize, enounce (formal) She enunciated each word slowly and carefully.2. state, declare, proclaim, pronounce, publish, promulgate, propound He was always ready to enunciate his views to anyone who would listen.enunciateverb1. To produce or make (speech sounds):articulate, pronounce, say, utter, vocalize.2. To declare by way of a systematic statement:enounce, state.Translationsenunciate (iˈnansieit) verb to pronounce clearly and distinctly. He carefully enunciated each syllable of the word. (清晰地)發...的音 (清晰地)发...的音 eˌnunciˈation noun 清晰的發言 清晰的发言enunciate
enunciate (something) to (one)To speak very clearly to one; to say something very precisely to one. Can you please stop mumbling and enunciate what you're saying to me? I can't understand you otherwise.See also: enunciateenunciate something to someoneto say something to someone very clearly and distinctly. Now, enunciate it to everyone, because they probably did not understand you the first time. I will enunciate it to you one more time, slowly.See also: enunciateenunciate
Synonyms for enunciateverb pronounceSynonyms- pronounce
- say
- speak
- voice
- sound
- utter
- articulate
- vocalize
- enounce
verb stateSynonyms- state
- declare
- proclaim
- pronounce
- publish
- promulgate
- propound
Synonyms for enunciateverb to produce or make (speech sounds)Synonyms- articulate
- pronounce
- say
- utter
- vocalize
verb to declare by way of a systematic statementSynonymsSynonyms for enunciateverb speak, pronounce, or utter in a certain waySynonyms- enounce
- pronounce
- sound out
- articulate
- say
Related Words- twang
- devoice
- raise
- lilt
- palatalise
- palatalize
- nasalise
- nasalize
- mispronounce
- misspeak
- aspirate
- vocalize
- voice
- vocalise
- sound
- retroflex
- subvocalise
- subvocalize
- syllabise
- syllabize
- drawl
- labialise
- labialize
- round
- lisp
- accent
- accentuate
- stress
- vowelise
- vowelize
- click
- trill
- sibilate
- flap
- explode
- roll
verb express or state clearlySynonyms- vocalise
- vocalize
- articulate
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