Pronounce
[prə'naʊns]
Definition
(verb.) pronounce judgment on; 'They labeled him unfit to work here'.
(verb.) speak, pronounce, or utter in a certain way; 'She pronounces French words in a funny way'; 'I cannot say `zip wire''; 'Can the child sound out this complicated word?'.
Inputed by Katrina--From WordNet
Definition
(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.
(v. t.) To utter officially or solemnly; to deliver, as a decree or sentence; as, to pronounce sentence of death.
(v. t.) To speak or utter rhetorically; to deliver; to recite; as, to pronounce an oration.
(v. t.) To declare or affirm; as, he pronounced the book to be a libel; he pronounced the act to be a fraud.
(v. i.) To give a pronunciation; to articulate; as, to pronounce faultlessly.
(v. i.) To make declaration; to utter on opinion; to speak with confidence.
(n.) Pronouncement; declaration; pronunciation.
Checker: Sumner
Synonyms and Synonymous
v. a. [1]. Utter (with proper accent and tone), speak, enunciate, ARTICULATE.[2]. Declare, affirm.[3]. Deliver (as an oration).
Typed by Damian
Synonyms and Antonyms
SYN:Articulate, utter, declare, propound, deliver, assert, affirm, enunciate,express
ANT:Mispronounce, mispropound, misaffirm, suppress, stifle, silence, choke,swallow, gabble, mumble
Typed by Brandon
Definition
v.t. to make known by speaking: to utter with the proper sound and accent: to speak distinctly: to utter formally: to utter rhetorically: to declare.—v.i. to utter confidently: to utter words.—adjs. Pronounce′able capable of being pronounced; Pronounced′ marked with emphasis: marked.—adv. Pronoun′cedly.—ns. Pronounce′ment act of pronouncing: an announcement or proclamation; Pronoun′cer.—adjs. Pronoun′cing Pronun′cial giving or marking pronunciation.—n. Pronunciā′tion act or mode of pronouncing: art of speaking distinctly and correctly: utterance.
Typist: Thaddeus
Examples
- I am not reckless enough to try to pronounce it when I am awake, but I make a stagger at it in my dreams, and get up with the lockjaw in the morning. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
- I found the ash of a cigar, which my special knowledge of tobacco ashes enables me to pronounce as an Indian cigar. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes.
- Viewed in its social bearings, however, she feels free to pronounce an opinion. Wilkie Collins. The Moonstone.
- They were made to pronounce the word Shibboleth and were easily detected as enemies when they pronounced it Sibboleth. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- And now that I understand your question, I must pronounce it to be a very unfair one. Jane Austen. Emma.
- WHETHER IT IS BY MEANS OF OUR IDEAS OR IMPRESSIONS WE DISTINGUISH BETWIXT VICE AND VIRTUE, AND PRONOUNCE AN ACTION BLAMEABLE OR PRAISEWORTHY? David Hume. A Treatise of Human Nature.
- THE BURIED CITY OF POMPEII They pronounce it Pom-pay-e. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
- That may pass in a pensionnat, he pronounced. Charlotte Bronte. Villette.
- Ere the distribution of good things commenced, a brief grace was pronounced by Mr. Hall and sung by the children. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
- Although they spoke to each other in guarded tones, their words were pronounced with sufficient distinctness of utterance to reach my ears. Wilkie Collins. The Woman in White.
- The curse pronounced against the rebuilding of it, has never been removed. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
- They were made to pronounce the word Shibboleth and were easily detected as enemies when they pronounced it Sibboleth. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- I am not sure that in defence of your own life your action will not be pronounced legitimate. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Return of Sherlock Holmes.
- Possibly they pronounced their consonants very hard and had rather indeterminate vowels, as is said to be still the case with tribes of South Arabia. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- The preservation of languages by exact reproduction of the manner of pronouncing. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
- What would uncle Egmont have said of Lawrence Lefferts's pronouncing on anybody's social position? Edith Wharton. The Age of Innocence.
- At last he turned round again, and regarded them both; she started up, and pronouncing his name in a tone of affection, held out her hand to him. Jane Austen. Sense and Sensibility.
- Let us follow him a moment, as, pointing to each word, and pronouncing each half aloud, he reads, Let--not--your--heart--be--troubled. Harriet Beecher Stowe. Uncle Tom's Cabin.
- Agatha asked a question; to which the stranger only replied by pronouncing, in a sweet accent, the name of Felix. Mary Shelley. Frankenstein_Or_The Modern Prometheus.
- The words are not quite under my command in the manner of pronouncing them. Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
- Ill fo manger, you know, says Mr. Jobling, pronouncing that word as if he meant a necessary fixture in an English stable. Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
- For what does reason discover, when it pronounces any action vicious? David Hume. A Treatise of Human Nature.
- Doctor examines the dank carcase, and pronounces, not hopefully, that it is worth while trying to reanimate the same. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
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