enunciate Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. verb speak, pronounce, or utter in a certain way
    sound out; pronounce; articulate; say; enounce.
    • She pronounces French words in a funny way
    • I cannot say `zip wire'
    • Can the child sound out this complicated word?
  2. verb express or state clearly
    vocalize; vocalise; articulate.

WordNet


E*nun"ci*ate transitive verb
Etymology
L. enuntiatus, -ciatus, p. p. of enuntiare, -ciare. See Enounce.
Wordforms
imperfect & past participle Enunciated ; present participle & verbal noun Enunciating
Definitions
  1. To make a formal statement of; to announce; to proclaim; to declare, as a truth.
    The terms in which he enunciates the great doctrines of the gospel. Coleridge.
  2. To make distinctly audible; to utter articulately; to pronounce; as, to enunciate a word distinctly.
E*nun"ci*ate intransitive verb
Definitions
  1. To utter words or syllables articulately.

Webster 1913