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Definition of Pronounce
1. Verb. Speak, pronounce, or utter in a certain way. "Can the child sound out this complicated word?"
Specialized synonyms: Twang, Devoice, Raise, Lilt, Palatalise, Palatalize, Nasalise, Nasalize, Nasalise, Nasalize, Mispronounce, Misspeak, Aspirate, Sound, Vocalise, Vocalize, Voice, Retroflex, Subvocalise, Subvocalize, Syllabise, Syllabize, Drawl, Labialise, Labialize, Round, Lisp, Accent, Accentuate, Stress, Vocalise, Vocalize, Vowelise, Vowelize, Click, Trill, Sibilate, Flap, Explode, Roll
Entails: Mouth, Speak, Talk, Utter, Verbalise, Verbalize
Derivative terms: Articulation, Articulation, Articulative, Articulator, Articulatory, Enunciation, Pronunciation, Pronunciation
2. Verb. Pronounce judgment on. "They labeled him unfit to work here"
Generic synonyms: Adjudge, Declare, Hold
Specialized synonyms: Acquit, Assoil, Clear, Discharge, Exculpate, Exonerate, Convict, Tout, Find, Rule, Qualify, Disqualify, Intonate, Intone
Derivative terms: Judgment, Label, Label, Pronouncement
Definition of Pronounce
1. v. t. To utter articulately; to speak out or distinctly; to utter, as words or syllables; to speak with the proper sound and accent as, adults rarely learn to pronounce a foreign language correctly.
2. v. i. To give a pronunciation; to articulate; as, to pronounce faultlessly.
3. n. Pronouncement; declaration; pronunciation.
Definition of Pronounce
1. Verb. (transitive) To formally declare, officially or ceremoniously. ¹
2. Verb. (intransitive) To pass judgment. ¹
3. Verb. (transitive) To sound out (a) word(s). ¹
4. Verb. (intransitive) To produce the components of speech. ¹
5. Verb. (transitive) To declare authoritatively, or as a formal expert opinion. ¹
6. Verb. (transitive) To read aloud. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Pronounce
1. [v -NOUNCED, -NOUNCING, -NOUNCES]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Pronounce
Literary usage of Pronounce
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Holy Bible by Canadian Bible Society (1851)
"15 And the priest shall see the raw flesh, and pronounce him to be unclean : for
the raw flesh is unclean : it is a leprosy. 14 But when raw flesh appeareth ..."
2. Dictionary of National Biography by LESLIE. STEPHEN, Sidney Lee (1888)
"... Oxford to pronounce on his conduct with any certainty. In January 1644 he
advocated the policy of winning the support of the independents against the ..."
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