pronounce (redirected from Pronounceability)

pro·nounce  (pr-nouns)

v. pro·nounced, pro·nounc·ing, pro·nounc·es

v.tr.

1.

a. To use the organs of speech to make heard (a word or speech sound); utter.

b. To say clearly, correctly, or in a given manner: learning to pronounce French; pronounced my name wrong.

2. To represent (a word) in phonetic symbols.

3. To declare officially or formally: pronounced the legislature to be in session; was pronounced dead on arrival.

v.intr.

1. To say words; speak.

2. To declare one's opinion; make a pronouncement: pronouncing on the issues of the day.

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[Middle English pronouncen, from Old French prononcier, from Latin prnntire : pr-, forth; see pro-¹ + nntire, to announce (from nntius, messenger; see neu- in Indo-European roots).]

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pro·nouncea·ble adj.

pro·nouncer n.

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pronounce

Verb

[-nouncing, -nounced]

1. to speak (a sound or sounds), esp. clearly or in a certain way

2. to announce or declare officially: I now pronounce you man and wife

3. to declare as one's judgment: he pronounced the wine drinkable [Latin pronuntiare to announce]

pronounceable adj

Thesaurus

Verb	1.	pronounce - speak, pronounce, or utter in a certain way; "She pronounces French words in a funny way"; "I cannot say `zip wire'"; "Can the child sound out this complicated word?" enounce, enunciate, sound out, articulate, say twang - pronounce with a nasal twang devoice - utter with tense vocal chords raise - pronounce (vowels) by bringing the tongue closer to the roof of the mouth; "raise your `o'" lilt - articulate in a very careful and rhythmic way palatalise, palatalize - pronounce a consonant with the tongue against the palate nasalise, nasalize - pronounce with a lowered velum; "She nasalizes all her vowels" nasalise, nasalize - speak nasally or through the nose; "In this part of the country, people tend to nasalize" mispronounce, misspeak - pronounce a word incorrectly; "She mispronounces many Latinate words" aspirate - pronounce with aspiration; of stop sounds vocalize, voice, vocalise, sound - utter with vibrating vocal chords retroflex - articulate (a consonant) with the tongue curled back against the palate; "Indian accents can be characterized by the fact that speakers retroflex their consonants" subvocalise, subvocalize - articulate without making audible sounds; "she was reading to herself and merely subvocalized" syllabise, syllabize - utter with distinct articulation of each syllable; "The poet syllabized the verses he read" drawl - lengthen and slow down or draw out; "drawl one's vowels" labialise, labialize, round - pronounce with rounded lips lisp - speak with a lisp accent, accentuate, stress - put stress on; utter with an accent; "In Farsi, you accent the last syllable of each word" vowelise, vowelize, vocalise, vocalize - pronounce as a vowel; "between two consonants, this liquid is vowelized" click - produce a click; "Xhosa speakers click" trill - pronounce with a trill, of the phoneme `r'; "Some speakers trill their r's" sibilate - pronounce with an initial sibilant flap - pronounce with a flap, of alveolar sounds explode - cause to burst as a result of air pressure; of stop consonants like /p/, /t/, and /k/ roll - pronounce with a roll, of the phoneme /r/; "She rolls her r's"
	2.	pronounce - pronounce judgment on; "They labeled him unfit to work here" label, judge adjudge, declare, hold - declare to be; "She was declared incompetent"; "judge held that the defendant was innocent" acquit, assoil, exculpate, exonerate, discharge, clear - pronounce not guilty of criminal charges; "The suspect was cleared of the murder charges" convict - find or declare guilty; "The man was convicted of fraud and sentenced" tout - advertize in strongly positive terms; "This product was touted as a revolutionary invention" rule, find - decide on and make a declaration about; "find someone guilty" qualify - pronounce fit or able; "She was qualified to run the marathon"; "They nurses were qualified to administer the injections" disqualify - declare unfit; "She was disqualified for the Olympics because she was a professional athlete" intonate, intone - speak carefully, as with rising and falling pitch or in a particular tone; "please intonate with sadness"

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pronounce

verb 1. say, speak, voice, stress, sound, utter, articulate, enunciate, vocalize

verb 2. declare, announce, judge, deliver, assert, proclaim, decree, affirm

Translations

pronounce [prəˈnauns] vt → pronunciar (= declare); declarar

vi to pronounce (up)on → pronunciarse sobre;

they pronounced him unfit to plead → le declararon incapaz de defenderse

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pronounce [prəˈnauns] vt → prononcer

vi to pronounce (up)on → se prononcer sur;

how do you pronounce it? → comment est-ce que ça se prononce?;

they pronounced him unfit to drive → ils l'ont déclaré inapte à la conduite

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pronounce [prəˈnauns] vt [+ word] → aussprechen (= give verdict, opinion); erklären

vi to pronounce (up)on → sich äußern zu;

they pronounced him dead/unfit to drive → sie erklärten ihn für tot/fahruntüchtig

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pronounce [prəˈnauns] vt → pronunziare

vi to pronounce (up)on → pronunziare su;

they pronounced him unfit to drive → lo hanno dichiarato inabile alla guida