Definition of enunciate

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e·nun·ci·ate    (-nns-t) KEY 

VERB:
e·nun·ci·at·ed, e·nun·ci·at·ing, e·nun·ci·ates
VERB:
tr.

1. To pronounce; articulate.
2. To state or set forth precisely or systematically: enunciate a doctrine.
3. To announce; proclaim.

VERB:
intr.

To pronounce words; speak aloud.

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

OTHER FORMS:
e·nunci·a·ble  (--bl) KEY (Adjective), e·nunci·ation(Noun), e·nunci·ative  (-s-tv, -s--tv) KEY (Adjective), e·nunci·ative·ly(Adverb), e·nunci·ator(Noun)