Definition of pronounce Pronounce

/pɹʌnawˈns/ - [prunawns] - pro•nounce

We found 19 definitions of pronounce from 6 different sources.

What does pronounce mean?

WordNet

Verb pronounces, pronouncing, pronounced
pronounce - 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?"
		articulate, enounce, sound out, enunciate, say
		twang pronounce with a nasal twang
		devoice utter with tense vocal chords
		raise raise the level or amount of something; "raise my salary"; "raise the price of bread"
		lilt articulate in a very careful and rhythmic way
		palatalise, palatalize pronounce a consonant with the tongue against the palate
		nasalise, nasalize pronounce with a lowered velum; "She nasalizes all her vowels"
		nasalise, nasalize pronounce with a lowered velum; "She nasalizes all her vowels"
		mispronounce, misspeak pronounce a word incorrectly; "She mispronounces many Latinate words"
		aspirate suck in (air)
		voice, vocalise, vocalize, sound give voice to; "He voiced his concern"
		retroflex articulate (a consonant) with the tongue curled back against the palate; "Indian accents can be characterized by the fact that speakers retroflex their consonants"
		subvocalise, subvocalize articulate without making audible sounds; "she was reading to herself and merely subvocalized"
		syllabise, syllabize utter with distinct articulation of each syllable; "The poet syllabized the verses he read"
		drawl lengthen and slow down or draw out; "drawl one's vowels"
		labialise, labialize, round become round, plump, or shapely; "The young woman is fleshing out"
		lisp speak with a lisp
		accent, accentuate, stress put stress on; utter with an accent; "In Farsi, you accent the last syllable of each word"
		vowelise, vowelize, vocalise, vocalize utter speech sounds
		click become clear or enter one's consciousness or emotions; "It dawned on him that she had betrayed him"; "she was penetrated with sorrow"
		trill pronounce with a trill, of the phoneme `r'; "Some speakers trill their r's"
		sibilate utter a sibilant
		flap pronounce with a flap, of alveolar sounds
		explode increase rapidly and in an uncontrolled manner; "The population of India is exploding"; "The island's rodent population irrupted"
		roll execute a roll, in tumbling; "The gymnasts rolled and jumped"
pronounce - pronounce judgment on; "They labeled him unfit to work here"
		label, judge
		adjudge, declare, hold state firmly; "He declared that he was innocent"
		assoil, exculpate, exonerate, acquit, discharge, clear pronounce not guilty of criminal charges; "The suspect was cleared of the murder charges"
		convict find or declare guilty; "The man was convicted of fraud and sentenced"
		tout advertize in strongly positive terms; "This product was touted as a revolutionary invention"
		rule, find keep in check; "rule one's temper"
		qualify make more specific; "qualify these remarks"
		disqualify make unfit or unsuitable; "Your income disqualifies you"
		intonate, intone speak carefully, as with rising and falling pitch or in a particular tone; "please intonate with sadness"

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Wiktionary

pronounce (Verb)
To formally declare, officially or ceremoniously.
pronounce (Verb)
To pass judgment.
pronounce (Verb)
To sound out a word or phrase; to articulate.
pronounce (Verb)
To produce the components of speech.
pronounce (Verb)
To declare authoritatively, or as a formal expert opinion.
pronounce (Verb)
To read aloud.

Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

pronounce (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.
pronounce (v. t.)
To utter officially or solemnly; to deliver, as a decree or sentence; as, to pronounce sentence of death.
pronounce (v. t.)
To speak or utter rhetorically; to deliver; to recite; as, to pronounce an oration.
pronounce (v. t.)
To declare or affirm; as, he pronounced the book to be a libel; he pronounced the act to be a fraud.
pronounce (v. i.)
To give a pronunciation; to articulate; as, to pronounce faultlessly.
pronounce (v. i.)
To make declaration; to utter on opinion; to speak with confidence.
pronounce (n.)
Pronouncement; declaration; pronunciation.

OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω

pronounce
Express the sound of a syllable, a word or a group of words.
pronounce
To speak clearly.

Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕

pronounce
prō-nowns′, 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. [Fr. prononcer—L. pronuntiāre—pro, forth, nunciāre, to announce—nuntius, a messenger.]