enounce

verb

ē-ˈnau̇n(t)s 

enounced; enouncing

transitive verb

1

: to set forth or state (something, such as a proposition)

2

: to pronounce distinctly : articulate

Word History

Etymology

French énoncer, from Latin enuntiare to report — more at enunciate

First Known Use

1788, in the meaning defined at sense 1