ENUNCIATE


Meaning of ENUNCIATE in English

— enunciable , adj. — enunciability , n. — enunciative, enunciatory , adj. — enunciatively , adv. — enunciator , n.

/i nun"see ayt'/ , v. , enunciated, enunciating .

v.t.

1. to utter or pronounce (words, sentences, etc.), esp. in an articulate or a particular manner: He enunciates his words distinctly.

2. to state or declare definitely, as a theory.

3. to announce or proclaim: to enunciate one's intentions.

v.i.

4. to pronounce words, esp. in an articulate or a particular manner.

[ 1615-25; enuntiatus (ptp. of enuntiare ), equiv. to e- E- + nunti ( us ) messenger, message + -atus -ATE 1 ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .