pronounce (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 2 senses of the word *pronounce*:
VERB	communication	pronounce, articulate, enounce, sound out, enunciate, say	speak, pronounce, or utter in a certain way
VERB	communication	pronounce, label, judge	pronounce judgment on

pronounce > pronunciation
Sounds	prahnaw'ns
Rhymes	announce ... trounce: 10 rhymes with awns...

English > *pronounce*: 2 senses > verb 1, communication
Meaning	speak, pronounce, or utter in a certain way.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something
Example	"She pronounces French words in a funny way"
Synonyms	articulate, enounce, sound out, enunciate, say
Entails	talk, speak, utter, mouth, verbalize, verbalise	Express in speech
Narrower	aspirate	pronounce with aspiration
	click	produce a click
	devoice	Utter with tense vocal chords
	drawl	lengthen and slow down or draw out
	explode	Cause to burst as a result of air pressure
	flap	pronounce with a flap, of alveolar sounds
	lilt	articulate in a very careful and rhythmic way
	lisp	speak with a lisp
	mispronounce, misspeak	pronounce a word incorrectly
	nasalize, nasalise	pronounce with a lowered velum
	nasalize, nasalise	speak nasally or through the nose
	palatalize, palatalise	pronounce a consonant with the tongue against the palate
	raise	pronounce (vowels) by bringing the tongue closer to the roof of the mouth
	retroflex	articulate (a consonant) with the tongue curled back against the palate
	roll	pronounce with a roll, of the phoneme /r/
	round, labialize, labialise	pronounce with rounded lips
	sibilate	pronounce with an initial sibilant
	stress, accent, accentuate	put stress on
	subvocalize, subvocalise	articulate without making audible sounds
	syllabize, syllabise	Utter with distinct articulation of each syllable
	trill	pronounce with a trill, of the phoneme 'r'
	twang	pronounce with a nasal twang
	vocalize, vocalise, vowelize, vowelise	pronounce as a vowel
	voice, sound, vocalize, vocalise	Utter with vibrating vocal chords
Spanish	articular, decir, declarar, hablar, pronunciar, sentenciar
Catalan	articular, declarar, parlar, pronunciar, sentenciar
Nouns	pronunciation	the manner in which someone utters a word
Nouns	pronunciation	the way a word or a language is customarily spoken

English > *pronounce*: 2 senses > verb 2, communication
Meaning	pronounce judgment on.
Pattern	Something ----s something Adjective/Noun; Somebody ----s somebody something
Synonyms	label, judge
Narrower	acquit, assoil, clear, discharge, exonerate, exculpate	pronounce not guilty of criminal charges
	convict	Find or declare guilty
	disqualify	declare unfit
	intonate, intone	speak carefully, as with rising and falling pitch or in a particular tone
	qualify	pronounce fit or able
	rule, find	decide on and make a declaration about
	tout	advertize in strongly positive terms
Broader	declare, adjudge, hold	declare to be
Spanish	declarar, designar, juzgar, pronunciar
Catalan	designar, pronunciar
Nouns	pronouncement	an authoritative declaration

HyperDic: pronounce