verb
Meaning 1
To say or pronounce; to enunciate.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
enounce
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Pronunciation
Each Play button uses your device's default local English voice, or a natural local fallback. The selected voice name appears after playback. This is synthesized speech, not a source recording.
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rhymes with -aʊns
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/ɪˈnaʊns/
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/iˈnaʊns/
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verb
Meaning 2
To declare or proclaim.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
verb
Meaning 3
To state unequivocally.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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verb
Meaning 4
speak, pronounce, or utter in a certain way
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- She pronounces French words in a funny way
- I cannot say `zip wire'
- Can the child sound out this complicated word?
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: pronounce, articulate, sound out, enunciate, say
Antonyms: none provided
Narrower terms: twang, devoice, raise, lilt, palatalize, palatalise, nasalize, nasalise, mispronounce, misspeak, aspirate, voice, sound, vocalize, vocalise, retroflex, subvocalize, subvocalise, syllabize, syllabise, drawl, round, labialize, labialise, lisp, stress, accent, accentuate, vowelize, vowelise, click, trill, sibilate, flap, explode, roll
History
Etymology
From French énoncer, from Latin ēnuntiō. Doublet of enunciate.