Definition of enunciate Enunciate

/ɪnʌˈnsiejˌt/ - [inunseeeyt] - e•nun•ci•ate

We found 13 definitions of enunciate from 6 different sources.

What does enunciate mean?

WordNet

Verb
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?"
		pronounce, articulate, enounce, sound out, say
		twang pronounce with a nasal twang
		devoice utter with tense vocal chords
		raise raise the level or amount of something; "raise my salary"; "raise the price of bread"
		lilt articulate in a very careful and rhythmic way
		palatalise, palatalize pronounce a consonant with the tongue against the palate
		nasalise, nasalize pronounce with a lowered velum; "She nasalizes all her vowels"
		nasalise, nasalize pronounce with a lowered velum; "She nasalizes all her vowels"
		mispronounce, misspeak pronounce a word incorrectly; "She mispronounces many Latinate words"
		aspirate suck in (air)
		voice, vocalise, vocalize, sound give voice to; "He voiced his concern"
		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"
		labialise, labialize, round become round, plump, or shapely; "The young woman is fleshing out"
		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 utter speech sounds
		click become clear or enter one's consciousness or emotions; "It dawned on him that she had betrayed him"; "she was penetrated with sorrow"
		trill pronounce with a trill, of the phoneme `r'; "Some speakers trill their r's"
		sibilate utter a sibilant
		flap pronounce with a flap, of alveolar sounds
		explode increase rapidly and in an uncontrolled manner; "The population of India is exploding"; "The island's rodent population irrupted"
		roll execute a roll, in tumbling; "The gymnasts rolled and jumped"
enunciate - express or state clearly
		articulate, vocalize, vocalise
		state, tell, say express in words; "He said that he wanted to marry her"; "tell me what is bothering you"; "state your opinion"; "state your name"

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Wiktionary

enunciate (Verb)
To make a definite or systematic statement of.
enunciate (Verb)
To announce, proclaim.
enunciate (Verb)
To articulate, pronounce.
enunciate (Verb)
To make sounds clearly.

Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

enunciate (v. t.)
To make a formal statement of; to announce; to proclaim; to declare, as a truth.
enunciate (v. t.)
To make distinctly audible; to utter articulately; to pronounce; as, to enunciate a word distinctly.
enunciate (v. i.)
To utter words or syllables articulately.

OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω

enunciate
To make known by stating or announcing.
enunciate
To speak clearly.

Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕

enunciate
e-nun′shi-āt, v.t. to state formally: to pronounce distinctly.—adj. Enun′ciable, capable of being enunciated.—n. Enunciā′tion, act of enunciating: manner of uttering or pronouncing: a distinct statement or declaration: the words in which a proposition is expressed.—adjs. Enun′ciātive, Enun′ciātory, containing enunciation or utterance: declarative.—n. Enun′ciātor, one who enunciates. [L. enuntiāre, -ātum—e, out, nuntiāre, to tell—nuntius, a messenger.]