[pruh-nouns] 
verb, -nounced, -nounc⋅ing.| 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. |
| 8. | to pronounce words, phrases, etc. |
| 9. | 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. |
| 10. | to give an opinion or decision (usually fol. by on): to pronounce on an important matter. |
| 11. | to indicate the pronunciation of words: a spelling book that pronounces. |
| pro·nounce (prə-nouns') v. pro·nounced, pro·nounc·ing, pro·nounc·es v. tr.
[Middle English pronouncen, from Old French prononcier, from Latin prōnūntiāre : prō-, forth; see pro-1 + nūntiāre, to announce (from nūntius, messenger; see neu- in Indo-European roots).] pro·nounce'a·ble adj., pro·nounc'er n. |
