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pro•nounce
Pronunciation: (pru-nouns'), [key]
—v., -nounced, -nounc•ing.
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v.t.
1. to enunciate or articulate (sounds, words, sentences, etc.).
2. to utter or sound in a particular manner in speaking:
He pronounces his words indistinctly.
3. to utter or articulate in the accepted or correct manner:
I can't pronounce this word.
4. to declare (a person or thing) to be as specified:
She pronounced it the best salmon she had ever tasted.
5. to utter or deliver formally or solemnly:
to pronounce sentence.
6. to announce authoritatively or officially:
The judge pronounced the defendant guilty.
7. to indicate the pronunciation of (words) by providing a phonetic transcription:
This dictionary pronounces most of the words entered.
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v.i.
1. to pronounce words, phrases, etc.
2. to make a statement or assertion, esp. an authoritative statement (often fol. by
on):
He was required to pronounce on the findings of his research.
3. to give an opinion or decision (usually fol. by
on):
to pronounce on an important matter.
4. to indicate the pronunciation of words:
a spelling book that pronounces. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.
