enunciate
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e·nun·ci·ate
(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.
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enunciate
(ɪˈnʌnsɪˌeɪt)vb
1. (Rhetoric) to articulate or pronounce (words), esp clearly and distinctly
2. (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 n
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e•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.
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enunciate
- Derives from Latin nuntius, "messenger."See also related terms for messenger.
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Past participle: enunciated
Gerund: enunciating
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| Verb | 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?" twang - pronounce with a nasal twang devoice - utter with tense vocal chords raise - pronounce (vowels) by bringing the tongue closer to the roof of the mouth; "raise your `o'" lilt - articulate in a very careful and rhythmic way palatalise, palatalize - pronounce a consonant with the tongue against the palate 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 sounds retroflex - 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" lisp - speak with a lisp accent, 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 sibilant flap - pronounce with a flap, of alveolar sounds explode - 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 |
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enunciate
verb
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enunciate
verb1. To produce or make (speech sounds):
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Translations
يُعْلِن ، يَلْفُظ بِوُضوح
artikulereudtale
ääntäälausua
bera fram
aiškus tarimas
skaidri izrunāt
söylemektelâffuz etmek
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
enunciate
vti → artikulieren
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
enunciate
[ɪˈnʌnsɪeɪt] vt (words) → articolare, pronunciare; (sound) → articolare; (theory, idea) → enunciare, esporreCollins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
enunciate
(iˈnansieit) verb to pronounce clearly and distinctly. He carefully enunciated each syllable of the word.
eˌnunciˈation nounKernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.