pro·nounce (prə-nouns') v.
pro·nounced, pro·nounc·ing, pro·nounc·es
v.
tr.
To use the organs of speech to make heard (a word or speech sound); utter.
To say clearly, correctly, or in a given manner: learning to pronounce French; pronounced my name wrong.
To represent (a word) in phonetic symbols.
To declare officially or formally: pronounced the legislature to be in session; was pronounced dead on arrival.
v.
intr.
To say words; speak.
To declare one's opinion; make a pronouncement: pronouncing on the issues of the day.
[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.
[pruh-nouns] 
verb, -nounced, -nounc⋅ing.