v.
Pronunciation: ē - ' n ə n(t)-s ē - ˌ ā t
Function: verb
Inflected Form: -at · ed ; -at · ing
Etymology: Latin enuntiatus, past participle of enuntiare to report, declare, from e- + nuntiare to report ― more at ANNOUNCE
Date: 1623
transitive verb
1 a : to make a definite or systematic statement of b : ANNOUNCE , PROCLAIM < enunciated the new policy>
2 : ARTICULATE , PRONOUNCE < enunciate all the syllables>
intransitive verb : to utter articulate sounds
– enun · cia · ble \ - ' n ə n(t)-s ē - ə -b ə l, - ' n ə n-ch( ē -) ə - \ adjective
– enun · ci · a · tion \ - ˌ n ə n(t)-s ē - ' ā -sh ə n \ noun
– enun · ci · a · tor \ - ' n ə n(t)-s ē - ˌ ā -t ə r \ noun