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Webster 1913 Edition
Pronounce
Pro-nounce′
,Verb.
T.
[
imp. & p. p.
Pronounced
; p. pr. & vb. n.
Pronounging
.] 1.
To utter articulately; to speak out or distinctly; to utter, as words or syllables; to speak with the proper sound and accent
as, adults rarely learn to
. pronounce
a foreign language correctly2.
To utter officially or solemnly; to deliver, as a decree or sentence;
as, to
. pronounce
sentence of deathSternly he
The rigid interdiction.
pronounced
The rigid interdiction.
Milton.
3.
To speak or utter rhetorically; to deliver; to recite;
as, to
. pronounce
an orationSpeak the speech, I pray you, as I
pronounced
it to you. Shakespeare
4.
To declare or affirm;
as, he
pronounced
the book to be a libel; he pronounced
the act to be a fraud.The God who hallowed thee and blessed,
Pronouncing
thee all good. Keble.
Syn. – To deliver; utter; speak. See
Deliver
. Pro-nounce′
,Verb.
I.
1.
To give a pronunciation; to articulate;
as, to
. pronounce
faultlesslyEarle.
2.
To make declaration; to utter on opinion; to speak with confidence.
[R.]
Dr. H. More.
Pro-nounce′
,Noun.
Pronouncement; declaration; pronunciation.
[Obs.]
Milton.
Webster 1828 Edition
Pronounce
PRONOUNCE
,Verb.
T.
1.
To speak; to utter articulately. The child is not able to pronounce words composed of difficult combinations of letters. Adults rarely learn to pronounce correctly a foreign language.2.
To utter formally, officially or solemnly. The court pronounced sentence of death on the criminal. Then Baruch answered them, he pronounced all these words to me with his mouth. Jer.36.
Sternly he pronounc'd
The rigid interdiction.
3.
To speak or utter rhetorically; to deliver; as, to pronounce an oration.4.
To speak; to utter, in almost any manner.5.
To declare or affirm. He pronounced the book to be a libel; he pronounced the act to be a fraud.PRONOUNCE
,Verb.
I.
How confidently so ever men pronounce of themselves--