pronounce

Verb

speak, pronounce, or utter in a certain way
- "She pronounces French words in a funny way"
pronounce judgment on
To declare formally, officially or ceremoniously.
To declare authoritatively, or as a formal expert opinion.
To declare authoritatively, or as a formal expert opinion.
To pronounce dead.
To pass judgment.
To sound out (a word or phrase); to articulate.
To sound out (a word or phrase); to articulate.
To sound like.
To produce the components of speech.
To read aloud.
To emphasize, highlight.

Noun

Eggcorn of pronouns.

Examples

Actors must be able to pronounce perfectly or deliberately disabled.
I hereby pronounce you man and wife.
The doctor pronounced them legally dead.
The Icelandic double l in Eyjafjallajökull is pronounced tl.
The judge had pronounced often before, but never in front of such a crowd.

Origin / Etymology

Recorded since c.1330 as Middle English pronouncen (“to utter, declare officially”), from Old French prononcier, from Latin prōnūntiō, itself from prō- (“forth, out, in public”) + nūntiō (“I announce”) from nūntius (“messenger”).

Synonyms

articulate, enounce, enunciate, judge, label, say, sound out

Scrabble Score: 13

pronounce: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
pronounce: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
pronounce: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 18

pronounce: valid Words With Friends Word