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| 1. | [ verb ] speak, pronounce, or utter in a certain way | |
| Synonyms: | say articulate enunciate sound_out enounce | |
| Examples: | "She pronounces French words in a funny way" "I cannot say `zip wire'" "Can the child sound out this complicated word?" |
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| Related terms: | stress explode voice drawl raise syllabize aspirate sibilate subvocalize lilt twang round palatalize devoice click trill mispronounce flap explode roll vocalize lisp subvocalise nasalise retroflex articulator enunciation pronunciation pronunciation talk | |
| 2. | [ verb ] pronounce judgment on | |
| Synonyms: | label judge | |
| Examples: | "They labeled him unfit to work here" |
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| Related terms: | declare rule convict qualify acquit disqualify nasalize intonate tout judgment pronouncement | |
| Similar spelling: |
pronounced pronoun praenomen pronominal promontory proneness |
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