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enunciate

e·nun·ci·ate

enunciate

 
 
pronunciation:
ih nuhn si eIt
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part of speech: verb
inflections: enunciates, enunciating, enunciated
definition: to speak or pronounce in a clear voice.
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synonyms:
articulate, pronounce, sound
similar words:
accentuate, say, voice
derivations: enunciation (n.), enunciator (n.)
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The word enunciate contains the following parts:
e- Latin prefix that means out, out of, away
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The prefix e- is an assimilated form of ex- used before roots beginning with certain consonants (b d, g, j, l, m, n, r, v). See ex-.
noun, nunc Latin root that means declare
-ate1 Latin verb-forming suffix that means to make, cause, do
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The suffix -ate primarily forms transitive verbs from Latin bases. Many -ate verbs were loanwords from Latin. Verbs ending in -ate combine with the suffix -ion to form nouns ending in -ation. These verbs also have corresponding agent nouns ending in -ator (navigator, dictator, elevator).