Antonyms for enunciate

Grammar : Verb

Spell : ih-nuhn-see-eyt

Phonetic Transcription : ɪˈnʌn siˌeɪt

Definition of enunciate

Origin : 1620s, "declare, express," from Latin enuntiatus, past participle of enuntiare "speak out, say, express, assert; divulge, disclose, reveal, betray," from ex- "out" (see ex-) + nuntiare "to announce" (see nuncio). Or perhaps a back-formation from enunciation. Meaning "to articulate, pronounce" is from 1759. Related: Enunciated; enunciating.

verb speak clearly

Example sentences :

We enunciate a principle of government, and then deny it in practise.
Extract from : « Masterpieces of Negro Eloquence » by Various

“Say it again and over you go,” the mate managed to enunciate thickly.
Extract from : « The Mutiny of the Elsinore » by Jack London

It is needless to enunciate the weight of the earth in our ordinary units.
Extract from : « The Story of the Heavens » by Robert Stawell Ball

He is content to enunciate a truth, and to call it probable.
Extract from : « The War in the Air; Vol. 1 » by Walter Raleigh.

We enunciate a principle of government, and then deny its practice.
Extract from : « Shadow and Light » by Mifflin Wistar Gibbs

She is taught to enunciate clearly and to speak courteously and agreeably.
Extract from : « The Canadian Girl at Work » by Marjory MacMurchy

To define, he says, is to enunciate the essence of that which is defined.
Extract from : « Plato and the Other Companions of Sokrates, 3rd ed. Volume I (of 4) » by George Grote

It does not, indeed, seem easy to enunciate the scheme itself.
Extract from : « Perpetual Motion » by Percy Verance

It is a quotidian truth that few before him had the courage or clairvoyancy to enunciate.
Extract from : « Egoists » by James Huneker

He was choking too badly over his German wrath to enunciate words.
Extract from : « In Hostile Red » by Joseph Altsheler

Synonyms for enunciate

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