pronounce
Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
pronounce /prəˈnaʊns/
▶verb
- 1 make the sound of (a word or part of a word).
- 2 declare or announce.
■ (pronounce on) pass judgement or make a decision on.
– derivatives
pronounceability noun,
pronounceable adjective,
pronouncer noun.
pronounceability noun,
pronounceable adjective,
pronouncer noun.
– origin ME: from OFr. pronuncier, from L. pronuntiare, from pro- ‘out, forth’ + nuntiare ‘announce’ (from nuntius ‘messenger’).
'pronounce' also found in these Oxford entries:
aitch
- articulate
- aspirate
- assibilate
- devote
- disqualify
- enunciate
- jawbreaker
- judicial review
- mischievous
- mispronounce
- modify
- nasalize
- pass
- pronunciation
- roll
- round
- rule
- shibboleth
- syllable
- tongue
- tongue-twister
- trill
- unpronounceable
