ENOUNCE

pronounce, articulate, enounce, sound out, enunciate, say

(verb) speak, pronounce, or utter in a certain way; “She pronounces French words in a funny way”; “I cannot say ‘zip wire’”; “Can the child sound out this complicated word?”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Verb

enounce (third-person singular simple present enounces, present participle enouncing, simple past and past participle enounced)

To say or pronounce; to enunciate.

To declare or proclaim.

To state unequivocally.

Source: Wiktionary


E*nounce", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Enounced; p. pr. & vb. n. Enouncing.] Etym: [F. énoncer, L. enuntiare; e out + nuntiare to announce, fr. nuntius messenger. See Nuncio, and cf. Enunciate.]

1. To announce; to declare; to state, as a proposition or argument. Sir W. Hamilton.

2. To utter; to articulate. The student should be able to enounce these [sounds] independently. A. M. Bell.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



RESET




Word of the Day

27 April 2024

GREAT

(adjective) remarkable or out of the ordinary in degree or magnitude or effect; “a great crisis”; “had a great stake in the outcome”


coffee icon

Coffee Trivia

Decaffeinated coffee is not caffeine-free. Studies from the National Institute of Health (US) have shown that virtually all decaf coffee types contain caffeine. A 236-ml (8-oz) cup of decaf coffee contains up to 7 mg of caffeine, whereas a regular cup provided 70-140 mg.

coffee icon