enunciar

to enunciate

verb eh-noon-SYAHR Rare

Origin: From Latin enuntiare (to announce, declare).

Also means

to state

Usage Note

Enunciar means to formally state or set out a principle, theorem, or proposition. It is more formal and precise than decir or afirmar and is typical of academic, legal, and scientific writing — enunciar una hipótesis (to state a hypothesis). The noun is enunciado (statement, utterance).

Examples

"El profesor enunció los principios básicos del teorema."

Natural Translation

The professor stated the basic principles of the theorem.

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