-nən(t)sēˌāt sometimes -nənchē-, usu -ād.+V verb
( -ed/-ing/-s )
Etymology: Latin enunciatus, enuntiatus, past participle of enunciare, enuntiare to report, declare, express, from e- + nunciare, nuntiare to announce, relate, inform, from nuncius, nuntius messenger, message
transitive verb
1.
a. : to make a definite or systematic statement of : formulate
Descartes was the first to enunciate the modern principle of inertia — S.F.Mason
emphasized … and enunciated a materialistic theory of the universe — Encyc. Americana
b. : announce , proclaim , declare
he enunciated the aims of the paper — Current Biography
enunciated the principles to be followed by his administration
2. : utter , articulate , pronounce
enunciating their words with peculiar and offensive clarity — Geoffrey Household
intransitive verb
: to utter articulate sounds
children should be taught to enunciate correctly — Bertrand Russell