MEANING
1. To pronounce words distinctly and clearly.
2. To state or formulate a principle, position, or idea explicitly.
Use it for
Words that belong together
- enunciate clearly
- enunciate each syllable
On the page
She enunciated each name as if accuracy could keep them safe.
He began to enunciate more clearly when the recorder was switched on.
Nearby words
Related words
Word forms
- Base
- enunciate
- Past tense
- enunciated
- Past participle
- enunciated
- Present participle
- enunciating
Full tense & aspect guide
- Present
- enunciate
- Present continuous
- am/is/are enunciating
- Present perfect
- have/has enunciated
- Present perfect continuous
- have/has been enunciating
- Past
- enunciated
- Past continuous
- was/were enunciating
- Past perfect
- had enunciated
- Past perfect continuous
- had been enunciating
- Future
- will enunciate
- Future continuous
- will be enunciating
- Future perfect
- will have enunciated
- Future perfect continuous
- will have been enunciating
Choose the auxiliary that agrees with your subject. These are constructions of one word, not separate entries.
Usage notes
Primary category: literary. Forms: enunciate; enunciates; enunciated; enunciated; enunciating Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings. Third-person singular: enunciates.
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