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
- 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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