annunciated
Spoke with clarity
Annunciated is the past tense of annunciate, meaning to announce or proclaim, especially in a formal or solemn manner.
The word appears most often in religious contexts—the Annunciation is the angel Gabriel's announcement to Mary that she would bear Jesus.
In general use, annunciate overlaps with announce but sounds more ceremonial: The pope annunciated the new doctrine.
Choice of words
- articulationClear vocal expression
- clarityState of being understandable
- elocutionFormal speaking skill
- phoneticsStudy of speech sounds
syllables · vowels · consonants · intonation · stress · accent · phonology · resonance
Formal public announcement
- pronouncementFormal authoritative statement
- statementExpressed claim or fact
- broadcastTransmitted media signal
- edictAuthoritative public command
manifesto · bulletin · communique · dispatch · report · notification · message · release
Pressure, mental or vocal
- underscoreLow horizontal text mark
- accentuateTo give emphasis
- highlightMost notable part
- punctuateAdd written pause markers
reinforce · clarify · elucidate · spotlight · foreground · dramatize · intone · inflect
diction
Choice of words
- articulationClear vocal expression
- clarityState of being understandable
- elocutionFormal speaking skill
phonetics · syllables · vowels · consonants · intonation · stress · accent · phonology · resonance · cadence
proclamation
Formal public announcement
- pronouncementFormal authoritative statement
- statementExpressed claim or fact
- broadcastTransmitted media signal
edict · manifesto · bulletin · communique · dispatch · report · notification · message · release · disclosure
stress
Pressure, mental or vocal
- underscoreLow horizontal text mark
- accentuateTo give emphasis
- highlightMost notable part
punctuate · reinforce · clarify · elucidate · spotlight · foreground · dramatize · intone · inflect · mark
annunciatedwhispered
Spoke without full voice
inaudible · breathed · sotto voce · mouthed · hushed
annunciatedsuppressed
Forcibly held down
concealed · withheld · kept quiet · held back · obscured
- The AnnunciationAngel's pregnancy announcement to Mary
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