enunciate
enunciated; enunciating; enunciates
Can't get your point across? Maybe you just need to speak more clearly or articulate your thoughts better — in short, enunciate.
Good enunciation is similar to pronunciation, but describes more specifically how clearly someone expresses themselves. The word enunciate is related to the Latin words for both "announce" and "messenger." So most likely those ancient Romans who created the word wanted a messenger who could announce things without mumbling, grumbling, and rambling.
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express or state clearly
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speak, pronounce, or utter in a certain way
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synonyms:
articulate, enounce, pronounce, say, sound out
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types:
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twang
pronounce with a nasal twang
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devoice
utter with tense vocal chords
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raise
pronounce (vowels) by bringing the tongue closer to the roof of the mouth
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lilt
articulate in a very careful and rhythmic way
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palatalise, palatalize
pronounce a consonant with the tongue against the palate
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nasalise, nasalize
pronounce with a lowered velum
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nasalise, nasalize
speak nasally or through the nose
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mispronounce, misspeak
pronounce a word incorrectly
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aspirate
pronounce with aspiration; of stop sounds
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sound, vocalise, vocalize, voice
utter with vibrating vocal chords
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retroflex
articulate (a consonant) with the tongue curled back against the palate
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subvocalise, subvocalize
articulate without making audible sounds
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syllabise, syllabize
utter with distinct articulation of each syllable
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drawl
lengthen and slow down or draw out
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labialise, labialize, round
pronounce with rounded lips
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lisp
speak with a lisp
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accent, accentuate, stress
put stress on; utter with an accent
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vocalise, vocalize, vowelise, vowelize
pronounce as a vowel
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click
produce a click
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trill
pronounce with a trill, of the phoneme `r'
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sibilate
pronounce with an initial sibilant
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flap
pronounce with a flap, of alveolar sounds
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explode
cause to burst as a result of air pressure; of stop consonants like /p/, /t/, and /k/
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roll
pronounce with a roll, of the phoneme /r/
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chirk
make a shrill creaking, squeaking, or noise, as of a door, mouse, or bird
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quaver, waver
give off unsteady sounds, alternating in amplitude or frequency
Vocabulary lists containing enunciate
This list of intermediate words features a mixture of easier and more difficult words that you may be less familiar with. Study these words and watch your GRE score grow.
Yusuf Azeem, a twelve-year-old Muslim boy in rural Texas, learns to face heartache and Islamaphobia ahead of the 20th anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks.
Eleven-year-old Harriet faces difficulties when her personal notebook — full of detailed observations about her friends, classmates, and neighbors — ends up in the wrong hands.
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