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e·nun·ci·ate  (-nns-t)

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.

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[Latin nntire, nntit- : -, ex-, ex- + nntire, to announce (from nntius, messenger; see neu- in Indo-European roots).]

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e·nunci·a·ble (--bl) adj.

e·nunci·ation n.

e·nunci·ative (-s-tv, -s--tv) adj.

e·nunci·ative·ly adv.

e·nunci·ator n.

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enunciate [ɪˈnʌnsɪˌeɪt]

vb

1. (Literature / Rhetoric) to articulate or pronounce (words), esp clearly and distinctly

2. (tr) to state precisely or formally

[from Latin ēnuntiāre to declare, from nuntiāre to announce, from nuntius messenger]

enunciation  n

enunciative , enunciatory adj

enunciatively  adv

enunciator  n

Thesaurus

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?" enounce, pronounce, sound out, articulate, say 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 - 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 sounds vocalize, voice, vocalise, sound - utter with vibrating vocal chords 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" labialise, labialize, round - pronounce with rounded lips 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             vocalise, vocalize, articulate say, 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"

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enunciate

verb

1. 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.

Translations

enunciate [ɪˈnʌnsɪeɪt] VT [+ word, sound] → pronunciar, articular; [+ theory, idea] → enunciar

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enunciate [ɪˈnʌnsieɪt]

vt

[+ word] → prononcer

[+ thought, idea, plan] → énoncer, exposer

vi → articuler

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enunciate

vti → artikulieren

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enunciate [ɪˈnʌnsɪeɪt] vt (words) → articolare, pronunciare; (sound) → articolare; (theory, idea) → enunciare, esporre

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enunciate [ɪˈnʌnsɪeɪt] vt (words) → articolare, pronunciare; (sound) → articolare; (theory, idea) → enunciare, esporre

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enunciate

v enunciate [iˈnansieit]

to pronounce clearly and distinctly He carefully enunciated each syllable of the word. verklaar يُعْلِن ، يَلْفُظ بِوُضوح изговарям vyslovovat udtale; artikulere aussprechen προφέρω καθαρά pronunciar, articular selgelt hääldama تلفظ کردن؛ شمرده گفتن lausua selvästi articuler לְבָטֵא उच्चारण करना izgovarati kiejt mengucapkan bera fram (skÿrt) pronunciare はっきり発音する (특히 분명하게) 발음하다 (aiškiai) tarti skaidri izrunāt menyebut uitspreken uttale (klart og tydelig) wymawiać wyraźnie pronunciar a articula произносить vyslovovať izgovoriti jasno izgovoriti artikulera ประกาศอย่างชัดเจน (açık seçik) söylemek, telâffuz etmek (清晰地)發...的音 добре вимовляти وضاحت سے ادا کرنا phát biểu （清晰地）发...的音

n eˌnunciˈation

verklaring لَفْظ، نُطْق، إعْلان произношение výslovnost udtale; artikulation der Ausdruck απαγγελία, προφορά pronunciación, articulación hääldamine توضیح؛ بیان lausuminen articulation הַבָּעָה स्पष्टोच्‍चारण izgovor, izgovaranje kiejtés pengucapan (skÿr) framburður; framsögn pronuncia 発音 분명히 말하기 aiškus tarimas skaidra izruna sebutan uitspraak klar og tydelig uttale, diksjon enuncjacja articulação articulare произношение výslovnosť izgovorjava jasan izgovor artikulation การประกาศอย่างชัดเจน (açık seçik) söyleme, telâffuz etme 清晰的發言 добра вимова, дикція واضح تلفّظ sự phát biểu 清晰的发言