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enunciate
What does enunciate mean?
enunciate (verb): to articulate, pronounce.
Definition: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
How do you use enunciate in a sentence?
- You must enunciate all the syllables. (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0)
How do you pronounce enunciate?
/ɪˈnʌnsiˌeɪt/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
Where does enunciate come from?
From Latin ēnuntiātus, past participle of ēnuntiō (“to report, declare”), from ē- + nūntiō (“to report”).
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
What are synonyms of enunciate?
Words related to enunciate
From Princeton WordNet 3.1.
Test yourself: do you know “enunciate”?
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What does “enunciate” mean?
communicate a disease to
Not quite: that's what infect means.
speak softly or lovingly
Not quite: that's what coo means.
to articulate, pronounce
Right! That's what “enunciate” means.
to spread or disseminate
Not quite: that's what circulate means.
Which word is closest in meaning to “enunciate”?
originate
Not quite: originate means something else.
pronounce
Right!
designate
Not quite: designate means something else.
speculate
Not quite: speculate means something else.
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