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Definition of: enunciate
(i·nun′sē·āt, -shē-) v. ·at·ed, ·at·ing v.t.
1. To pronounce or articulate (words), especially clearly and distinctly.
2. To state with exactness, as a theory or dogma.
3. To announce or proclaim.
—v.i.
4. To utter or pronounce words. See synonyms under ANNOUNCE, SPEAK. [<L enunciatus, pp. of enunciare <ex- out + nunciare announce <nuntius a messenger]
—e·nun′ci·a′tive, e·nun′ci·a·to′ry (-ə·tôor′ē, -tō′rē) adjective
—e·nun′ci·a′tive·ly adv .
—e·nun′ci·a′tor noun
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