"enunciate" meaning in English

See enunciate in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

IPA: /ɪˈnʌnsiˌeɪt/ Audio: en-us-enunciate.ogg Forms: enunciates [present, singular, third-person], enunciating [participle, present], enunciated [participle, past], enunciated [past]
Etymology: From Latin ēnuntiātus, past participle of ēnuntiō (“to report, declare”), from ē- + nūntiō (“to report”). Etymology templates: {{uder|en|la|ēnuntiātus}} Latin ēnuntiātus Head templates: {{en-verb}} enunciate (third-person singular simple present enunciates, present participle enunciating, simple past and past participle enunciated)
  1. (transitive) To make a definite or systematic statement of. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-enunciate-en-verb--QySj6ww
  2. To announce, proclaim.
    Sense id: en-enunciate-en-verb-8tzBs~0k
  3. (transitive) To articulate, pronounce. Tags: transitive Categories (topical): Talking Translations (To articulate, pronounce): изговарям (izgovarjam) (Bulgarian), произнасям (proiznasjam) (Bulgarian), enunciar (Catalan), articuleren (Dutch), ääntää (Finnish), lausua (Finnish), artikulieren (German), aussprechen (German), verkünden (German), προφέρω (proféro) (Greek), διατυπώνω (diatypóno) (Greek), fuaimnigh (Irish), изго́вори (izgóvori) (Macedonian), отчётливо произноси́ть (otčótlivo) (Russian), проговаривать (progovarivatʹ) [imperfective] (Russian), чеканить (čekanitʹ) [imperfective] (Russian), отчеканить (otčekanitʹ) [perfective] (Russian), vocalizar (Spanish), articular (Spanish), pronunciar (Spanish), proferir (Spanish), uttala (Swedish), beyan etmek [obsolete, possibly] (Turkish), bildirmek (Turkish), ilan etmek (Turkish)
    Sense id: en-enunciate-en-verb-tSpO2YZE Disambiguation of Talking: 9 6 77 8 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English undefined derivations, Entries with translation boxes, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Greek translations, Terms with Irish translations, Terms with Macedonian translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Swedish translations, Terms with Turkish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 15 7 70 8 Disambiguation of English undefined derivations: 15 9 64 11 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 16 14 53 17 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 12 14 66 9 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 12 14 65 9 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 16 14 53 17 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 12 14 65 9 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 15 10 63 13 Disambiguation of Terms with Greek translations: 22 11 54 13 Disambiguation of Terms with Irish translations: 12 14 65 9 Disambiguation of Terms with Macedonian translations: 12 14 65 9 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 13 11 63 13 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 14 13 59 14 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 12 14 65 9 Disambiguation of Terms with Turkish translations: 12 14 65 9 Disambiguation of 'To articulate, pronounce': 1 3 95 1
  4. (intransitive) To make sounds clearly. Tags: intransitive
    Sense id: en-enunciate-en-verb-ytddnj9a
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: misenunciate, overenunciate Related terms: enunciable, enunciation, enunciator

Inflected forms

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        "(transitive) To articulate, pronounce."
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          "sense": "To articulate, pronounce",
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          "code": "nl",
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          "_dis1": "1 3 95 1",
          "code": "fi",
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          "sense": "To articulate, pronounce",
          "word": "ääntää"
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        {
          "_dis1": "1 3 95 1",
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "To articulate, pronounce",
          "word": "lausua"
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          "_dis1": "1 3 95 1",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "To articulate, pronounce",
          "word": "artikulieren"
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        {
          "_dis1": "1 3 95 1",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "To articulate, pronounce",
          "word": "aussprechen"
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        {
          "_dis1": "1 3 95 1",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "To articulate, pronounce",
          "word": "verkünden"
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          "code": "el",
          "lang": "Greek",
          "roman": "proféro",
          "sense": "To articulate, pronounce",
          "word": "προφέρω"
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          "code": "el",
          "lang": "Greek",
          "roman": "diatypóno",
          "sense": "To articulate, pronounce",
          "word": "διατυπώνω"
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          "_dis1": "1 3 95 1",
          "code": "ga",
          "lang": "Irish",
          "sense": "To articulate, pronounce",
          "word": "fuaimnigh"
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          "_dis1": "1 3 95 1",
          "code": "mk",
          "lang": "Macedonian",
          "roman": "izgóvori",
          "sense": "To articulate, pronounce",
          "word": "изго́вори"
        },
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          "_dis1": "1 3 95 1",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "otčótlivo",
          "sense": "To articulate, pronounce",
          "word": "отчётливо произноси́ть"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 3 95 1",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "progovarivatʹ",
          "sense": "To articulate, pronounce",
          "tags": [
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          "word": "проговаривать"
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          "_dis1": "1 3 95 1",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "čekanitʹ",
          "sense": "To articulate, pronounce",
          "tags": [
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          "word": "чеканить"
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          "roman": "otčekanitʹ",
          "sense": "To articulate, pronounce",
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          "word": "отчеканить"
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          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "To articulate, pronounce",
          "word": "vocalizar"
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          "_dis1": "1 3 95 1",
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "To articulate, pronounce",
          "word": "articular"
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          "_dis1": "1 3 95 1",
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          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "To articulate, pronounce",
          "word": "pronunciar"
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          "_dis1": "1 3 95 1",
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          "lang": "Spanish",
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          "word": "proferir"
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          "code": "sv",
          "lang": "Swedish",
          "sense": "To articulate, pronounce",
          "word": "uttala"
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          "code": "tr",
          "lang": "Turkish",
          "sense": "To articulate, pronounce",
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          "sense": "To articulate, pronounce",
          "word": "bildirmek"
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        "To make sounds clearly."
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        "(intransitive) To make sounds clearly."
      ],
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      "ipa": "/ɪˈnʌnsiˌeɪt/"
    },
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        "(transitive) To articulate, pronounce."
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        "(intransitive) To make sounds clearly."
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      "code": "bg",
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      "sense": "To articulate, pronounce",
      "word": "изговарям"
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      "roman": "proiznasjam",
      "sense": "To articulate, pronounce",
      "word": "произнасям"
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      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "To articulate, pronounce",
      "word": "enunciar"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "To articulate, pronounce",
      "word": "articuleren"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "To articulate, pronounce",
      "word": "ääntää"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "To articulate, pronounce",
      "word": "lausua"
    },
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      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "To articulate, pronounce",
      "word": "artikulieren"
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    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "To articulate, pronounce",
      "word": "aussprechen"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "To articulate, pronounce",
      "word": "verkünden"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "proféro",
      "sense": "To articulate, pronounce",
      "word": "προφέρω"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "diatypóno",
      "sense": "To articulate, pronounce",
      "word": "διατυπώνω"
    },
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      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "To articulate, pronounce",
      "word": "fuaimnigh"
    },
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      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "roman": "izgóvori",
      "sense": "To articulate, pronounce",
      "word": "изго́вори"
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      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "otčótlivo",
      "sense": "To articulate, pronounce",
      "word": "отчётливо произноси́ть"
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      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "progovarivatʹ",
      "sense": "To articulate, pronounce",
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      "word": "проговаривать"
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      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "čekanitʹ",
      "sense": "To articulate, pronounce",
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        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "чеканить"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "otčekanitʹ",
      "sense": "To articulate, pronounce",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "отчеканить"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "To articulate, pronounce",
      "word": "vocalizar"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "To articulate, pronounce",
      "word": "articular"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "To articulate, pronounce",
      "word": "pronunciar"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "To articulate, pronounce",
      "word": "proferir"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "To articulate, pronounce",
      "word": "uttala"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "To articulate, pronounce",
      "tags": [
        "obsolete",
        "possibly"
      ],
      "word": "beyan etmek"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "To articulate, pronounce",
      "word": "bildirmek"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "To articulate, pronounce",
      "word": "ilan etmek"
    }
  ],
  "word": "enunciate"
}

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  "called_from": "form_descriptions/2013",
  "msg": "more than one value in \"roman\": proiznosítʹ vs. otčótlivo",
  "path": [
    "enunciate"
  ],
  "section": "English",
  "subsection": "verb",
  "title": "enunciate",
  "trace": ""
}

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