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pronounce

pro·nounce

US/pɹəˈnaʊns/ fairly common

verb

1.

speak, pronounce, or utter in a certain way

  • “She pronounces French words in a funny way”
  • “I cannot say”
  • “";”
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2.

pronounce judgment on

  • “They labeled him unfit to work here”
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Origin

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 (“to announce”) from nūntius (“messenger”).

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  • how do you pronounce this word
  • pronouncing dictionary

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