Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- transitive verb To announce; proclaim.
from The Century Dictionary.
- To bring tidings of; announce.
- Announced; declared (beforehand).
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- past participle obsolete Foretold; preannounced.
- transitive verb To announce.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- verb to
inform that some future event will happen
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- verb foreshadow or presage
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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Faye grabs her folder and stands in Don's doorway to annunciate "very good then, you can call me with the details."
Janet Turley: Mad Men Season 4, Ep 10: "Get Rid of It" Janet Turley 2010
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Dark corners, shelves, eaves, and window ledges sparkle with lights and decorations that celebrate the year as they annunciate our civility and hope.
Tom Gregory: Baby Jesus is Kidnapped in Beverly Hills (Video) 2009
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I live in a part of the country where we don't annunciate clearly.
I've caught this viral video and must convey it to you. Ann Althouse 2008
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I didn†™ t realize I had to annunciate that the chemicals themselves are not WMDs, in order for you to understand what we are talking about.
Think Progress » Defense Department Disavows Santorum’s WMD Claims 2006
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Listening to the general secretary annunciate his list, emphasizing its clarity and unloveliness, I thought of Wis awa Szymborska, in particular the opening of "The End and The Beginning":
Two Paths for the Novel Smith, Zadie 2008
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They were surprised I could annunciate with a large rubber dam in my mouth.
More Densitry joshenglish 2006
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The footage comes from the Disney Channel where kids are taught to annunciate clearly while shouting at the TV.
Filmstalker: Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End footage online 2007
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The footage comes from the Disney Channel where kids are taught to annunciate clearly while shouting at the...
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I am really getting tired of having to annunciate and constantly in this blog Bluedog49 is the latest example.
Think Progress » Feingold: We Should Challenge Generals Whose ‘Assessments…Were Wrong’ 2006
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Now, I've never taught anyone to speak a foreign language, but I think if I had, I would have tried to annunciate my words in order to better aid my student with his or her pronunciation.
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