Enunciate
[ɪ'nʌnsɪeɪt] or [ɪ'nʌnsɪet]
Definition
(v. t.) To make a formal statement of; to announce; to proclaim; to declare, as a truth.
(v. t.) To make distinctly audible; to utter articulately; to pronounce; as, to enunciate a word distinctly.
(v. i.) To utter words or syllables articulately.
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Synonyms and Synonymous
v. a. [1]. Declare, speak, proclaim, publish, express, relate, promulgate, state, propound, announce, enounce.[2]. Utter, pronounce, articulate.
v. n. Articulate, speak, utter articulate sounds.
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Synonyms and Antonyms
SYN:State, propound, pronounce, syllable
ANT:Mutter, babble, balbutiate, stammer
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Definition
v.t. to state formally: to pronounce distinctly.—adj. Enun′ciable capable of being enunciated.—n. Enunciā′tion act of enunciating: manner of uttering or pronouncing: a distinct statement or declaration: the words in which a proposition is expressed.—adjs. Enun′ciātive Enun′ciātory containing enunciation or utterance: declarative.—n. Enun′ciātor one who enunciates.
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Examples
- Yeobright had enunciated the word her with a fervour which, in conversation with a mother, was absurdly indiscreet. Thomas Hardy. The Return of the Native.
- It seemed worth putting down among the noblest sentiments enunciated by the best of men. Charles Dickens. Little Dorrit.
- Quite well, he enunciated; and, with a bow, he left the gate. Charlotte Bronte. Jane Eyre.
- The round eyes, eager gaze, the piping voice which enunciated the words, had operated like stilettos on his brain. Thomas Hardy. The Return of the Native.
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