pronounce
[ pruh-nouns ]
/ prəˈnaʊns /
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verb (used with object), pro·nounced, pro·nounc·ing.
verb (used without object), pro·nounced, pro·nounc·ing.
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pronounce
/ (prəˈnaʊns) /
verb
to utter or articulate (a sound or sequence of sounds)
(tr) to utter or articulate (sounds or words) in the correct way
(tr; may take a clause as object) to proclaim officially and solemnlyI now pronounce you man and wife
(when tr, may take a clause as object) to declare as one's judgmentto pronounce the death sentence upon someone
(tr) to make a phonetic transcription of (sounds or words)
Derived forms of pronounce
pronounceable, adjectivepronouncer, nounWord Origin for pronounce
C14: from Latin prōnuntiāre to announce, from pro- 1 + nuntiāre to announce
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