Standard Lemma guide

enunciate

verb · 6 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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

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  • /ɪˈnʌnsiˌeɪt/
  • US: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • homophone: annunciate
  • CMU ARPABET: IH0 N AH1 N S IY0 EY2 T Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
  • CMU ARPABET 2: IY0 N AH1 N S IY0 EY2 T Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

verb

Meaning 1

To make a definite or systematic statement of.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: transitive

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

verb

Meaning 2

To announce, proclaim.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

verb

Meaning 3

To articulate, pronounce.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: transitive

Examples

  • You must enunciate all the syllables.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

verb

Meaning 4

To make sounds clearly.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: intransitive

Examples

  • Enunciate when you speak.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

5

verb

Meaning 5

express or state clearly

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: articulate, vocalize, vocalise

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: state, say, tell

6

verb

Meaning 6

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, enounce, sound out, 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 Latin ēnuntiātus, past participle of ēnuntiō (“to report, declare”), from ē- + nūntiō (“to report”). Doublet of enounce.

Across languages

Translations

30 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: изговарям (izgovarjam) — to articulate, pronounce
  • Bulgarian: произнасям (proiznasjam) — to articulate, pronounce
  • Catalan: enunciar — to articulate, pronounce
  • Czech: vyslovovat — to articulate, pronounce
  • Czech: artikulovat — to articulate, pronounce
  • Dutch: articuleren — to articulate, pronounce
  • Finnish: ääntää — to articulate, pronounce
  • Finnish: lausua — to articulate, pronounce
  • German: artikulieren — to articulate, pronounce
  • German: aussprechen — to articulate, pronounce
  • German: verkünden — to articulate, pronounce
  • Greek: προφέρω (proféro) — to articulate, pronounce
  • Greek: διατυπώνω (diatypóno) — to articulate, pronounce
  • Irish: fuaimnigh — to articulate, pronounce
  • Macedonian: изго́вори (izgóvori) — to articulate, pronounce
  • Polish: wypowiadać — to articulate, pronounce
  • Polish: wypowiedzieć — to articulate, pronounce
  • Polish: wymawiać — to articulate, pronounce
  • Polish: wymówić — to articulate, pronounce
  • Russian: отчётливо произноси́ть (otčótlivo) — to articulate, pronounce
  • Russian: проговаривать (progovarivatʹ) — to articulate, pronounce
  • Russian: чеканить (čekanitʹ) — to articulate, pronounce
  • Russian: отчеканить (otčekanitʹ) — to articulate, pronounce
  • Russian: провозгласить (provozglasitʹ) — to articulate, pronounce
  • Spanish: enunciar — to articulate, pronounce
  • Spanish: letrear — to articulate, pronounce
  • Swedish: uttala — to articulate, pronounce
  • Turkish: beyan etmek — to articulate, pronounce
  • Turkish: bildirmek — to articulate, pronounce
  • Turkish: ilan etmek — to articulate, pronounce