Definition of: pronounce

(prə·nouns′) v. ·nounced, nounc·ing v.t.
1. To utter or deliver officially or solemnly; proclaim.
2. To assert; declare, especially as one's judgment: The judge pronounced her insane.
3. To give utterance to; articulate (words, etc.).
4. To articulate in a prescribed manner.
5. To indicate the sound of (a word) by phonetic symbols.
—v.i.
6. To make a pronouncement or assertion.
7. To articulate words; speak. See synonyms under ASSERT, SPEAK. [<OF pronuncier <LL pronunciare <L pronuntiare proclaim <pro- forth + nuntiare announce]
—pro·nounce′a·ble adjective
—pro·nounc′er noun