What is "pronounce" in English? Definition and Explanations

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What does pronounce mean in English? Meaning of pronounce definition and abbreviation with examples.

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What is "pronounce" in English? Definition and Explanations

Meaning of "pronounce": speak, pronounce, or utter in a certain way

Verb

  • Meaning: speak, pronounce, or utter in a certain way
  • Example: She pronounces French words in a funny way I cannot say `zip wire' Can the child sound out this complicated word?
  • Synonyms: articulate enounce enunciate pronounce say sound out
  • Hyponyms: accent accentuate aspirate click devoice drawl explode flap labialise labialize lilt lisp mispronounce misspeak nasalise nasalize palatalise palatalize raise retroflex roll round sibilate sound stress subvocalise subvocalize syllabise syllabize trill twang vocalise vocalize voice vowelise vowelize
  • Meaning of "pronounce": pronounce judgment on

    Verb

  • Meaning: pronounce judgment on
  • Example: They labeled him unfit to work here
  • Synonyms: judge label pronounce
  • Hyponyms: acquit assoil clear convict discharge disqualify exculpate exonerate find intonate intone qualify rule tout
  • Hypernyms: adjudge declare hold
  • Synonyms:

    utter, speak, sound, stress, vocalize, accent, enunciate, articulate, verbalize, say, voice, phonate, assert, deliver, proclaim, decree, drum, affirm, verbalize, say, call, judge, mouth, blast, trumpet, sound off, spread around,

    Antonyms:

    mumble, conceal, hide, mumble, conceal, hide,

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