enunciate

== English == === Etymology === From Latin ēnuntiātus, past participle of ēnuntiō (“to report, declare”), from ē- + nūntiō (“to report”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɪˈnʌnsiˌeɪt/ Hyphenation: e‧nun‧ci‧ate Homophone: annunciate === Verb === enunciate (third-person singular simple present enunciates, present participle enunciating, simple past and past participle enunciated) (transitive) To make a definite or systematic statement of. To announce, proclaim. 1829, Reverend James Marsh, Preface to Samuel Taylor Coleridge's Aids to Reflection (originally published 1825) the terms in which he enunciates the great doctrines of the gospel (transitive) To articulate, pronounce. (intransitive) To make sounds clearly. ==== Usage notes ==== Do not confuse enunciate (to speak clearly) with annunciate (to announce). ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== enunciable enunciation enunciator ==== Translations ==== == Italian == === Etymology 1 === ==== Verb ==== enunciate inflection of enunciare: second-person plural present indicative/subjunctive second-person plural imperative === Etymology 2 === ==== Participle ==== enunciate f pl feminine plural of enunciato === Anagrams === incuneate == Latin == === Participle === ēnunciāte vocative masculine singular of ēnunciātus == Spanish == === Verb === enunciate second-person singular voseo imperative of enunciar combined with te