pronounce

Meaning

Verb

To declare formally, officially or ceremoniously.
To declare authoritatively, or as a formal expert opinion.
To pass judgment.
To sound out (a word or phrase); to articulate.
To produce the components of speech.
To read aloud.

Origin

Recorded since c.1330 as Middle English pronouncen ("to utter, declare officially"), from Old French prononcier, from Latin prōnūntiō, itself from pro + nūntiō from nūntius.

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