01 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 ra…
imp. & p. p.
Pronounced; p. pr. & vb. n.
Pronounging
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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.
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To utter officially or solemnly; to deliver, as a decree or sentence; as, to pronounce sentence of death.“Sternly he pronounced The rigid interdiction.” — Milton.
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To speak or utter rhetorically; to deliver; to recite; as, to pronounce an oration.“Speak the speech, I pray you, as I pronounced it to you.” — Shak.
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To declare or affirm; as, he pronounced the book to be a libel; he pronounced the act to be a fraud.“The God who hallowed thee and blessed, Pronouncing thee all good.” — Keble.