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e·nun·ci·ate
(ĭ-nŭn′sē-āt′)v. e·nun·ci·at·ed, e·nun·ci·at·ing, e·nun·ci·ates
v.tr.
1. To pronounce; articulate.
2. To state or set forth precisely or systematically: enunciate a doctrine.
3. To announce; proclaim.
v.intr.
To pronounce words; speak aloud.
[Latin ēnūntiāre, ēnūntiāt- : ē-, ex-, ex- + nūntiāre, to announce (from nūntius, messenger; see neu- in Indo-European roots).]
e·nun′ci·a·ble (-ə-bəl) adj.
e·nun′ci·a′tion n.
e·nun′ci·a′tive (-sē-ā′tĭv, -sē-ə-tĭv) adj.
e·nun′ci·a′tive·ly adv.
e·nun′ci·a′tor n.
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enunciate
(ɪˈnʌnsɪˌeɪt)vb
1. (Rhetoric) to articulate or pronounce (words), esp clearly and distinctly
2. (tr) to state precisely or formally
[C17: from Latin ēnuntiāre to declare, from nuntiāre to announce, from nuntius messenger]
eˌnunciˈation n
eˈnunciative, eˈnunciatory adj
eˈnunciatively adv
eˈnunciˌator n
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e•nun•ci•ate
(ɪˈnʌn siˌeɪt)v. -at•ed, -at•ing. v.t.
1. to utter or pronounce, esp. in an articulate or a particular manner: to enunciate the words clearly.
2. to state or declare definitely, as a theory.
3. to announce or proclaim.
v.i. 4. to pronounce words, esp. in an articulate manner.
[1615–25; < Latin ēnūntiātus (past participle of ēnūntiāre) =ē- e- + nūnti(us) messenger, message + -ātus -ate 1]
e•nun′ci•a•ble, adj.
e•nun`ci•a′tion, n.
e•nun′ci•a`tor, n.
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enunciate
- Derives from Latin nuntius, "messenger."See also related terms for messenger.
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enunciate
Past participle: enunciated
Gerund: enunciating
| Imperative |
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| enunciate |
| enunciate |
| Present |
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| I enunciate |
| you enunciate |
| he/she/it enunciates |
| we enunciate |
| you enunciate |
| they enunciate |
| Preterite |
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| I enunciated |
| you enunciated |
| he/she/it enunciated |
| we enunciated |
| you enunciated |
| they enunciated |
| Present Continuous |
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| I am enunciating |
| you are enunciating |
| he/she/it is enunciating |
| we are enunciating |
| you are enunciating |
| they are enunciating |
| Present Perfect |
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| I have enunciated |
| you have enunciated |
| he/she/it has enunciated |
| we have enunciated |
| you have enunciated |
| they have enunciated |
| Past Continuous |
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| I was enunciating |
| you were enunciating |
| he/she/it was enunciating |
| we were enunciating |
| you were enunciating |
| they were enunciating |
| Past Perfect |
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| I had enunciated |
| you had enunciated |
| he/she/it had enunciated |
| we had enunciated |
| you had enunciated |
| they had enunciated |
| Future |
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| I will enunciate |
| you will enunciate |
| he/she/it will enunciate |
| we will enunciate |
| you will enunciate |
| they will enunciate |
| Future Perfect |
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| I will have enunciated |
| you will have enunciated |
| he/she/it will have enunciated |
| we will have enunciated |
| you will have enunciated |
| they will have enunciated |
| Future Continuous |
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| I will be enunciating |
| you will be enunciating |
| he/she/it will be enunciating |
| we will be enunciating |
| you will be enunciating |
| they will be enunciating |
| Present Perfect Continuous |
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| I have been enunciating |
| you have been enunciating |
| he/she/it has been enunciating |
| we have been enunciating |
| you have been enunciating |
| they have been enunciating |
| Future Perfect Continuous |
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| I will have been enunciating |
| you will have been enunciating |
| he/she/it will have been enunciating |
| we will have been enunciating |
| you will have been enunciating |
| they will have been enunciating |
| Past Perfect Continuous |
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| I had been enunciating |
| you had been enunciating |
| he/she/it had been enunciating |
| we had been enunciating |
| you had been enunciating |
| they had been enunciating |
| Conditional |
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| I would enunciate |
| you would enunciate |
| he/she/it would enunciate |
| we would enunciate |
| you would enunciate |
| they would enunciate |
| Past Conditional |
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| I would have enunciated |
| you would have enunciated |
| he/she/it would have enunciated |
| we would have enunciated |
| you would have enunciated |
| they would have enunciated |
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Verb 1. enunciate - speak, pronounce, or utter in a certain way; "She pronounces French words in a funny way"; "I cannot say `zip wire'"; "Can the child sound out this complicated word?"
twang - pronounce with a nasal twang
devoice - utter with tense vocal chords
raise - pronounce (vowels) by bringing the tongue closer to the roof of the mouth; "raise your `o'"
lilt - articulate in a very careful and rhythmic way
palatalise, palatalize - pronounce a consonant with the tongue against the palate
nasalise, nasalize - speak nasally or through the nose; "In this part of the country, people tend to nasalize"
mispronounce, misspeak - pronounce a word incorrectly; "She mispronounces many Latinate words"
aspirate - pronounce with aspiration; of stop sounds
retroflex - articulate (a consonant) with the tongue curled back against the palate; "Indian accents can be characterized by the fact that speakers retroflex their consonants"
subvocalise, subvocalize - articulate without making audible sounds; "she was reading to herself and merely subvocalized"
syllabise, syllabize - utter with distinct articulation of each syllable; "The poet syllabized the verses he read"
drawl - lengthen and slow down or draw out; "drawl one's vowels"
lisp - speak with a lisp
accent, accentuate, stress - put stress on; utter with an accent; "In Farsi, you accent the last syllable of each word"
vowelise, vowelize, vocalise, vocalize - pronounce as a vowel; "between two consonants, this liquid is vowelized"
click - produce a click; "Xhosa speakers click"
trill - pronounce with a trill, of the phoneme `r'; "Some speakers trill their r's"
sibilate - pronounce with an initial sibilant
flap - pronounce with a flap, of alveolar sounds
explode - cause to burst as a result of air pressure; of stop consonants like /p/, /t/, and /k/
roll - pronounce with a roll, of the phoneme /r/; "She rolls her r's"
2. [画像:enunciate - express or state clearly]enunciate - express or state clearly
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enunciate
verb
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enunciate
verb1. To produce or make (speech sounds):
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Translations
يُعْلِن ، يَلْفُظ بِوُضوح
artikulereudtale
ääntäälausua
bera fram
aiškus tarimas
skaidri izrunāt
söylemek telâffuz etmek
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
enunciate
vti → artikulieren
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
enunciate
[ɪˈnʌnsɪeɪt] vt (words) → articolare, pronunciare ; (sound) → articolare ; (theory, idea) → enunciare, esporreCollins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
enunciate
(iˈnansieit) verb to pronounce clearly and distinctly. He carefully enunciated each syllable of the word. verklaar يُعْلِن ، يَلْفُظ بِوُضوح изговарям pronunciar vyslovovat aussprechen udtale; artikulere προφέρω καθαρά pronunciar, articular selgelt hääldama تلفظ کردن؛ شمرده گفتن lausua selvästi articuler לְבָטֵא उच्चारण करना izgovarati kiejt mengucapkan bera fram (skÿrt) pronunciare はっきり発音する (특히 분명하게) 발음하다 (aiškiai) tarti skaidri izrunāt menyebut uitspreken uttale wymawiać wyraźnie په څرګند ډول ښكاره كول، په رډه ويل، جوتول، ډانګ پيلې ويل، اعلامول pronunciar a articula произносить vyslovovať izgovoriti jasno izgovoriti artikulera ออกเสียงอย่างชัดเจน söylemek, telâffuz etmek (清晰地)發...的音 добре вимовляти وضاحت سے ادا کرنا phát biểu (清晰地)发...的音
eˌnunciˈation noun verklaring لَفْظ، نُطْق، إعْلان произношение articulação výslovnost der Ausdruck udtale; artikulation απαγγελία, προφορά pronunciación, articulación hääldamine توضیح؛ بیان lausuminen articulation הבעה स्पष्टोच्चारण izgovor, izgovaranje kiejtés pengucapan (skÿr) framburður; framsögn pronuncia 発音 분명히 말하기 aiškus tarimas skaidra izruna sebutan uitspraak klar og tydelig uttale, diksjon enuncjacja څرګندونه،اعلامونه جوتونه، څرګندونى articulação articulare произношение výslovnosť izgovorjava jasan izgovor artikulation การออกเสียงออกชัดเจน (açık seçik) söyleme, telâffuz etme 清晰的發言 добра вимова, дикція واضح تلفّظ sự phát biểu 清晰的发言
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