- pronounce: 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?"
- articulate: express or state clearly
- (enunciation) the articulation of speech regarded from the point of view of its intelligibility to the audience
- In phonetics, enunciation is the act of speaking. Good enunciation is the act of speaking clearly and concisely. The opposite of good enunciation is mumbling or slurring. See also "pronunciation" which is a component of enunciation. Pronunciation is to pronounce sounds of words correctly.
- : To make a definite or systematic statement of; To announce, proclaim; To articulate, pronounce; To make sounds clearly
- (Enunciating) say or pronounce clearly (page 196)
- (Enunciation) (Fr. énonciation)—the uttering, the process of saying (a dynamic concept) vs. Fr. énoncé, what is uttered (a static concept).
- (Enunciation) The act of saying words that are complete and easy-to-understand; avoidance of mumbling and slurring words.
- (Enunciation) fully pronouncing each syllable of each word with the proper emphasis (covered in Speak for Success Speech Lesson 1).
- (Enunciation) the distinctness of the sounds the speaker makes
- (enunciation) How one pronounces and articulates words. (ch 15) (545)
- (enunciation) to utter articulate or pronounce all the sounds of a word or phrase
- To utter articulate sounds; the act of being very distinct in speech.