pronounce

[ pruh-nouns ]
/ prəˈnaʊns /

verb (used with object), pro·nounced, pro·nounc·ing.

verb (used without object), pro·nounced, pro·nounc·ing.

Origin of pronounce

1300–50; Middle English pronouncen < Middle French prononcier < Latin prōnūntiāre to proclaim, announce, recite, utter. See pro-1, announce

OTHER WORDS FROM pronounce

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH pronounce

announce enunciate pronounce (see synonym study at announce)

Words nearby pronounce

pronominal, pronominalize, pronormoblast, pronotum, pronoun, pronounce, pronounced, pronouncement, pronto, pronuclear, pronucleus

Example sentences from the Web for unpronounceable

British Dictionary definitions for unpronounceable (1 of 2)

unpronounceable
/ (ˌʌnprəˈnaʊnsəbəl) /

adjective

not able to be uttered or articulated

British Dictionary definitions for unpronounceable (2 of 2)

pronounce
/ (prəˈnaʊns) /

verb

to utter or articulate (a sound or sequence of sounds)
(tr) to utter or articulate (sounds or words) in the correct way
(tr; may take a clause as object) to proclaim officially and solemnly I now pronounce you man and wife
(when tr, may take a clause as object) to declare as one's judgment to pronounce the death sentence upon someone
(tr) to make a phonetic transcription of (sounds or words)

Derived forms of pronounce

pronounceable, adjective pronouncer, noun

Word Origin for pronounce

C14: from Latin prōnuntiāre to announce, from pro- 1 + nuntiāre to announce