Definitions
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
- v. To use the organs of speech to make heard (a word or speech sound); utter.
- v. To say clearly, correctly, or in a given manner: learning to pronounce French; pronounced my name wrong.
- v. To represent (a word) in phonetic symbols.
- v. To declare officially or formally: pronounced the legislature to be in session; was pronounced dead on arrival.
- v. To say words; speak.
- v. To declare one's opinion; make a pronouncement: pronouncing on the issues of the day.
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- To declare; make known; announce; proclaim.
- To form or articulate by the organs of speech; utter articulately; speak; utter; specifically, to give a word its due recognized sound in uttering it.
- To utter formally, officially, or solemnly.
- To speak or utter rhetorically; deliver: as, to pronounce an oration.
- To declare or affirm.
- Synonyms Enunciate, Deliver, etc. See utter.
- To speak with confidence or authority; make declaration; utter an opinion; declare one's self.
- To utter words; specifically, to articulate words correctly.
- n. Pronunciation; declaration.
Wiktionary
- v. transitive To formally declare, officially or ceremoniously.
- v. intransitive To pass judgment.
- v. transitive To sound out (a) word(s).
- v. intransitive To produce the components of speech.
- v. transitive To declare authoritatively, or as a formal expert opinion.
- v. transitive To read aloud.
GNU Webster's 1913
- v. To utter articulately; to speak out or distinctly; to utter, as words or syllables; to speak with the proper sound and accent .
- v. To utter officially or solemnly; to deliver, as a decree or sentence.
- v. To speak or utter rhetorically; to deliver; to recite.
- v. To declare or affirm
- v. To give a pronunciation; to articulate.
- v. rare To make declaration; to utter on opinion; to speak with confidence.
- n. obsolete Pronouncement; declaration; pronunciation.
WordNet 3.0
- v. speak, pronounce, or utter in a certain way
- v. pronounce judgment on
Etymologies
- 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"). (Wiktionary)
- 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). (American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition)
Examples
“Even those of us who (at least more-or-less) pronounce the Spanish words properly (meaning well enough that the average Spanish speaker understands us) will never lose our accents.”
long-timers, what can�t you still pronounce well in Spanish?
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“Listen to my son, Max, pronounce the French word livre d'or and the following example sentence:”
“I think that in the context of Coleman's motion, my explanation is at least plausible; whereas Eric's "plain English" pronounce is really nothing more than a very snarky, fully unsupportable, dumb-ass remark that does little to help anyone understand maneuvering now taking place between the Franken and Coleman legal teams.”
“Cook, that the natives could pronounce most of the English words with great ease.”
Narrative of the Voyages Round The World, Performed by Captain James Cook
“I used Chinese words to help me pronounce the English words, like I'd done to learn the French ballet terms, but they sounded ridiculously Chinglish and I really had no idea how I would make myself understood.”
Lists
These user-created lists contain the word ‘pronounce’.
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Talk Talk
Words for Talking
( open list, randomness )squawk, gab, chatter, chitchat, blab, prattle, blather, discuss, hector, plead, cajole, harangue and 200 more...
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Words starting with PRO
I've noticed many, many words start with PRO and this is just a collection of them.
professional, pronunciation, Prolagus, probable, prog, proximity, profit, procrastincate, prom, pronoun, promise, proactive and 206 more...
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common UA vocab. in US
Interesting, there is a traditional vocabulary of an Ukrainian, that differs from vocabulary of average American. It would be nice to explore it.
jackdaw, incongruous, cassock, vivid, magpie, humdrum, amongst, wonder, wandering, wheedling, wheedle, osseous and 368 more...
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ADW1
obdurate, obstinate, behest, injunction, enjoin, circumspect, ensconce, discursive, lugubrious, doleful, somber, ken and 2476 more...
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ok_girl's Words
endemic, jubilee, panache, propensity, quell, phantasmagoric, respite, writhe, ok, pronounce, gesticulate, reconcile and 17 more...
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a manner of speaking
Generally, I feel that "they said" is the best way to tag speech in reporting or fiction, but sometimes you want a verb that expresses something about the way a thing is said or shows the attitude ...
mutter, mumble, pronounce, state, whisper, murmur, suggest, ask, inquire, hint, pout, surmise and 50 more...
Tweets
Looking for tweets for pronounce.

frogapplause I've only tested a few pronunciations so far. link.
"In today's international business environment, it is exceedingly important to say your clients name correctly, you CANNOT afford to call Dumass, a Dumb-ass. The internet has removed international boundaries and people are making new friends via email and chat every second, would you not want your friends to be able to pronounce your name correctly?"
--from PronounceNames.com Sep 20, 2009