ENUNCIATE


Meaning of ENUNCIATE in English

e ‧ nun ‧ ci ‧ ate /ɪˈnʌnsieɪt/ BrE AmE verb

[ Date: 1600-1700 ; Language: Latin ; Origin: enuntiatus , past participle of enuntiare , from nuntiare 'to report' ]

1 . [intransitive and transitive] to pronounce words clearly and carefully

2 . [transitive] formal to express an idea clearly and exactly:

ideas that he was to enunciate decades later

—enunciation /ɪˌnʌnsiˈeɪʃ ə n/ noun [uncountable]

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English.      Longman - Словарь современного английского языка.