pronounce
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[edit] Etymology
Recorded since c.1330, "to utter, declare officially", from Old French pronuncier, from Latin prōnūntiō, itself from prō- (“forth, out, in public”) + nūntiō (“I announce”) from nūntius (“messenger”).
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[edit] Verb
pronounce (third-person singular simple present pronounces, present participle pronouncing, simple past and past participle pronounced)
- (transitive) To formally declare, officially or ceremoniously.
- I hereby pronounce you man and wife.
- (intransitive) To pass judgment.
- The judge pronounced often before, but never so widely press-attended
- (transitive) To sound out (a) word(s).
- 1869, Mark Twain, The Innocents Abroad, page 182:
- They spell it "Vinci" and pronounce it "Vinchy". Foreigners always spell better than they pronounce.
- 1869, Mark Twain, The Innocents Abroad, page 182:
- (intransitive) To produce the components of speech.
- Actors must be able to pronounce perfectly or deliberately disabled.
- (transitive) To declare authoritatively, or as a formal expert opinion.
- The doctor pronounced them legally dead.
- (transitive) To read aloud.
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[edit] Translations
to officially declare
to pass judgment
to sound out a word
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to produce the components of speech
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to declare authoritatively or as formal opinion
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to read aloud
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