What does "pronounce" mean?
Eggcorn of pronouns.
Pronounce
/pɹəˈnaʊns/ noun, verb
noun, verb ·Common ·High school level
Meaning at a glance
- Primary sense: Eggcorn of pronouns.
- Grammar: pronounce is listed as noun, verb.
- Nearest alternatives: articulate, enunciate, accents, act on.
- Useful contrasts: dropping, eliding, faltering.
- Usage evidence: How do you pronounce "pronounce"?
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Definitions
Noun
- 1 Eggcorn of pronouns. plural, plural-only
Verb
- 1 To declare formally, officially or ceremoniously. transitive
"Then everybody once more knelt, and soon the blessing was pronounced. The choir and the clergy trooped out slowly, […], down the nave to the western door. […] At a seemingly immense distance the surpliced group stopped to say the last prayer."
- 2 pronounce judgment on wordnet
- 3 To declare authoritatively, or as a formal expert opinion. transitive
"The doctor pronounced them legally dead."
- 4 speak, pronounce, or utter in a certain way wordnet
- 5 To declare authoritatively, or as a formal expert opinion.; To pronounce dead. transitive
"Despite resuscitative efforts, Mr. Gray was pronounced on 4/19/2015."
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- 6 To pass judgment. intransitive
"The judge had pronounced often before, but never in front of such a crowd."
- 7 To sound out (a word or phrase); to articulate. transitive
"They spell it "Vinci" and pronounce it "Vinchy". Foreigners always spell better than they pronounce."
- 8 To sound out (a word or phrase); to articulate.; To sound like. transitive
"The Icelandic double l in Eyjafjallajökull is pronounced tl."
- 9 To produce the components of speech. intransitive
"Actors must be able to pronounce perfectly or deliberately disabled."
- 10 To read aloud. transitive
- 11 To emphasize, highlight. transitive
"The two men standing are facing with their backs towards the audience, wearing tight knitted garments that pronounce their bottoms."
Synonyms
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Common questions
What is a synonym for "pronounce"?
Common synonyms include: articulate, enunciate, accents, act on, adjudge, adjudges.
How do you use "pronounce" in a sentence?
How do you pronounce "pronounce"?
How do you pronounce "pronounce"?
Pronounced /pɹəˈnaʊns/.
Etymology
Recorded since c.1330 as Middle English pronouncen (“to utter, declare officially”), from Old French prononcier, from Latin prōnūntiō, itself from prō- (“forth, out, in public”) + nūntiō (“I announce”) from nūntius (“messenger”).