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pronounce
verb
1 pronounce
Speak, pronounce, or utter in a certain way:
— She pronounces French words in a funny way.
synonyms: articulate, enounce, enunciate, say, sound out.
Roget 580:
utter,
breathe;
give utterance,
give tongue;
cry
etc.
(shout)
411;
ejaculate,
rap out;
vocalize,
prolate†,
articulate,
enunciate,
pronounce,
accentuate,
aspirate,
deliver,
mouth;
whisper in the ear.
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Roget 582:
speak of;
say,
utter,
pronounce,
deliver,
give utterance to;
utter forth,
pour forth;
breathe,
let fall,
come out with;
rap out,
blurt out have on one's lips;
have at the end of one's tongue,
have at the tip of one's tongue.
break silence;
open one's lips,
open one's mouth;
lift one's voice,
raise one's voice;
give the tongue,
wag the tongue;
talk,
outspeak†;
put in a word or two,
hold forth;
make a speech,
deliver a speech
etc.
n.;
speechify,
harangue,
declaim,
stump,
flourish,
recite,
lecture,
sermonize,
discourse,
be on one's legs;
have one's say,
say one's say;
spout,
rant,
rave,
vent one's fury,
vent one's rage;
expatiate
etc.
(speak at length)
573;
speak one's mind,
go on the stump,
take the stump [U.S.].
soliloquize
etc.
589;
tell
etc.
(inform)
527;
speak to
etc.
586;
talk together
etc.
588.
be eloquent
etc.
adj.;
have a tongue in one's head,
have the gift of the gab
etc.
n..
pass one's lips,
escape one's lips;
fall from the lips,
fall from the mouth.
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Roget 535:
assert;
make an assertion
etc.
n.;
have one's say;
say,
affirm,
predicate,
declare,
state;
protest,
profess.
put forth,
put forward;
advance,
allege,
propose,
propound,
enunciate,
broach,
set forth,
hold out,
maintain,
contend,
pronounce,
pretend.
depose,
depone,
aver,
avow,
avouch,
asseverate,
swear;
make oath,
take one's oath;
make an affidavit,
swear an affidavit,
put in an affidavit;
take one's Bible oath,
kiss the book,
vow,
vitam impendere vero [Lat.];
swear till one is black in the face,
swear till one is blue in the face,
swear till all's blue;
be sworn,
call Heaven to witness;
vouch,
warrant,
certify,
assure,
swear by bell book and candle.
swear by
etc.
(believe)
484;
insist upon,
take one's stand upon;
emphasize,
lay stress on;
assert roundly,
assert positively;
lay down,
lay down the law;
raise one's voice,
dogmatize,
have the last word;
rap out;
repeat;
reassert,
reaffirm.
announce
etc.
(information)
527;
acknowledge
etc.
(assent)
488;
attest
etc.
(evidence)
467;
adjure
etc.
(put to one's oath)
768.
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2 pronounce
Pronounce judgment on.
synonyms: judge, label.
Roget 480:
judge,
conclude;
come to a conclusion,
draw a conclusion,
arrive at a conclusion;
ascertain,
determine,
make up one's mind.
deduce,
derive,
gather,
collect,
draw an inference,
make a deduction,
weet†,
ween†.
form an estimate,
estimate,
appreciate,
value,
count,
assess,
rate,
rank,
account;
regard,
consider,
think of;
look upon
etc.
(believe)
484;
review;
size up [Slang].
settle;
pass an opinion,
give an opinion;
decide,
try,
pronounce,
rule;
pass judgment,
pass sentence;
sentence,
doom;
find;
give judgment,
deliver judgment;
adjudge,
adjudicate;
arbitrate,
award,
report;
bring in a verdict;
make absolute,
set a question at rest;
confirm
etc.
(assent)
488.
comment,
criticize,
kibitz;
pass under review
etc.
(examine)
457;
investigate
etc.
(inquire)
461.
hold the scales,
sit in judgment;
try judgment,
hear a cause.
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Dutch: vonnissen, verklaren
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