Enounced

Part of speech: verb

Definitions

1. Spoken or declared clearly and distinctly for others to hear or understand
2. Expressed or articulated with clarity and emphasis to convey a message
3. Announced or verbalized in a way that is unmistakable and easy to recognize

Etymology: "Enounced" is the past tense of "enounce," which is an inflected form, so the story belongs to its base verb. "Enounce" came into English from French "énoncer," which itself descends from Latin "ēnuntiāre," meaning to announce or report, built from "ē-" (out) and "nuntiāre" (to tell), the same root behind "nuncio" and "announce." The English verb is a doublet of "enunciate," meaning the two words reached English by separate routes from the same Latin source. "Enunciate" entered through the Latin itself, while "enounce" came through French, which is why the two look so alike yet have drifted apart in use. "Enounce" has kept a sense of stating something formally, which is why "enounced" usually describes a principle or claim put into precise words.

Synonyms: articulated, pronounced, declared, stated, expressed

Antonyms: mumbled, muttered, slurred, whispered, concealed