Verb: pronounce pru'nawn(t)s
- Say (a word, phrase or syllable) in a certain way
"She pronounces French words in a funny way";
- articulate, enounce [archaic], sound out, enunciate, say
- Officially declare a judgment on someone
"They pronounced him unfit to work here";
- label, judge
- State emphatically and authoritatively
"The judge pronounced the defendant guilty";
- declare
Derived forms: pronouncing, pronounces, pronounced
Type of: adjudge, declare, hold, mouth, say, speak, state, talk, tell, utter, verbalise [Brit], verbalize
Encyclopedia: Pronounce