enunciate
verb
enun·ci·ate
ē-ˈnən(t)-sē-ˌāt 
enunciated; enunciating
1
2
: articulate, pronounce
enunciate all the syllables
: to utter articulate sounds
Examples of enunciate in a Sentence
He set out to enunciate the basic principles of his system.
enunciate a basic set of beliefs
Children should be taught to enunciate clearly.
Recent Examples on the Web
In a rapid-fire Chicago cadence expertly enunciated by Liverpudlian actor and master of accents Comer, Kathy reels off stories about the boys into the microphone of photographer Lyon (Mike Faist).
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Katie Walsh, Los Angeles Times, 20 June 2024
For many, enunciating or writing a reversal of the shahada—a declaration of faith in Islam—was the first step.
—Darren E. Sherkat, Foreign Affairs, 22 June 2015
This is the principle enunciated by historian Niall Ferguson that any nation that spends more on interest payments on the debt than on military spending will slip into decline.
—David Brooks, The Mercury News, 1 May 2024
Pressman replied, theatrically enunciating the words into my digital recorder.
—Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 1 Apr. 2024
Yoshioka, as well, has always striven to make sure that her vowels are enunciated and the melody shines through clearly.
—Billboard Japan, Billboard, 13 Nov. 2023
Keith haltingly enunciates his room number in a half-giggle, because, Who cares about the room number?
—Matthew Gavin Frank, Harper's Magazine, 21 Dec. 2022
As documented repeatedly by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, Europe--and for all practical purposes Europe alone--has made substantial progress toward achieving the goals enunciated in the 1997 Kyoto Protocol.
—IEEE Spectrum, 22 Feb. 2013
But Republicans are stuck in a mess of their own making because the only candidate in the race that’s enunciating, however insincerely, a commitment to save these programs is Trump.
—Alex Shephard, The New Republic, 2 Mar. 2023
Katie Walsh, Los Angeles Times, 20 June 2024
For many, enunciating or writing a reversal of the shahada—a declaration of faith in Islam—was the first step.
—Darren E. Sherkat, Foreign Affairs, 22 June 2015
This is the principle enunciated by historian Niall Ferguson that any nation that spends more on interest payments on the debt than on military spending will slip into decline.
—David Brooks, The Mercury News, 1 May 2024
Pressman replied, theatrically enunciating the words into my digital recorder.
—Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 1 Apr. 2024
Yoshioka, as well, has always striven to make sure that her vowels are enunciated and the melody shines through clearly.
—Billboard Japan, Billboard, 13 Nov. 2023
Keith haltingly enunciates his room number in a half-giggle, because, Who cares about the room number?
—Matthew Gavin Frank, Harper's Magazine, 21 Dec. 2022
As documented repeatedly by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, Europe--and for all practical purposes Europe alone--has made substantial progress toward achieving the goals enunciated in the 1997 Kyoto Protocol.
—IEEE Spectrum, 22 Feb. 2013
But Republicans are stuck in a mess of their own making because the only candidate in the race that’s enunciating, however insincerely, a commitment to save these programs is Trump.
—Alex Shephard, The New Republic, 2 Mar. 2023
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“Enunciate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/enunciate. Accessed 7 Jul. 2024.
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enunciate
verb
enun·ci·ate
ē-ˈnən(t)-sē-ˌāt
enunciated; enunciating
1
: to make known publicly : proclaim
2
: to pronounce clearly : articulate
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