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

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