annunciate

[ uh-nuhn-see-eyt ]
/ əˈnʌn siˌeɪt /
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verb (used with object), an·nun·ci·at·ed, an·nun·ci·at·ing.

to announce.

Origin of annunciate

1350–1400; < Medieval Latin annūnciātus, for Latin annūntiātus, past participle of annūntiāre to make known. See announce, -ate1

OTHER WORDS FROM annunciate

an·nun·ci·a·ble, adjective an·nun·ci·a·tive, an·nun·ci·a·to·ry [uh-nuhn-see-uh-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee] /əˈnʌn si əˌtɔr i, -ˌtoʊr i/, adjective un·an·nun·ci·a·ble, adjective un·an·nun·ci·a·tive, adjective

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH annunciate

annunciate enunciate

Words nearby annunciate

annulorrhaphy, annulose, annulus, annulus hemorrhoidalis, annulus urethralis, annunciate, annunciation, annunciation lily, annunciator, annunzio, d', annus horribilis

Words related to annunciate

disclose, sound, advertise, enunciate, publish, declare, broadcast, state, report, publicize, proclaim, trumpet, tell

British Dictionary definitions for annunciate

annunciate
/ (əˈnʌnsɪˌeɪt, -ʃɪ-) /

verb

(tr) a less common word for announce

Derived forms of annunciate

annunciation, noun annunciative (əˈnʌnsɪətɪv, -ʃətɪv) or annunciatory (əˈnʌnsɪətərɪ, -ʃə-), adjective

Word Origin for annunciate

C16: from annunciātus, Medieval Latin misspelling of annuntiātus, past participle of Latin annuntiāre; see announce