Definition of pronounce
pronounced;
pronouncing
transitive verb
1
:to declare officially or ceremoniously
- the minister pronounced them husband and wife
2
:to declare authoritatively or as an opinion
- doctors pronounced him fit to resume duties
3 a
:to employ the organs of speech to produce
- pronounce these words
- I can't pronounce his name
b
:to represent in printed characters the spoken counterpart of (an orthographic representation)
- both dictionaries pronounce clique the same
4
:recite
- speak the speech, I pray you, as I pronounced it to you
- —William Shakespeare
intransitive verb
1
:to pass judgment
2
:to produce the components of spoken language
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