pronounce

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1. 1.To utter officially or solemnly; to deliver, as a decree or sentence; as, to pronounce sentence of death. Sternly he pronounced The rigid interdiction. Milton.
2. 2.To speak or utter rhetorically; to deliver; to recite; as, to pronounce an oration. Speak the speech, I pray you, as I pronounced it to you. Shak.
3. 3.To declare or affirm; as, he pronounced the book to be a libel; he pronounced the act to be a fraud. The God who hallowed thee and blessed, Pronouncing thee all good. Keble. See Deliver.
4. 4.To give a pronunciation; to articulate; as, to pronounce faultlessly. Earle.
5. 5.To make declaration; to utter on opinion; to speak with confidence. [R.] Dr. H. More.
6. 6.Pronouncement; declaration; pronunciation. [Obs.] Milton.

Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).

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• What is to utter officially or solemnly; to deliver, as a decree or sentence; as, to pronounce sentence of death. Sternly he pronounced The rigid interdiction. Milton called?
• What is to speak or utter rhetorically; to deliver; to recite; as, to pronounce an oration. Speak the speech, I pray you, as I pronounced it to you. Shak called?
• What is to declare or affirm; as, he pronounced the book to be a libel; he pronounced the act to be a fraud. The God who hallowed thee and blessed, Pronouncing thee all good. Keble. See Deliver called?
• What is to give a pronunciation; to articulate; as, to pronounce faultlessly. Earle called?
• What is to make declaration; to utter on opinion; to speak with confidence. [R.] Dr. H. More called?
• What is pronouncement; declaration; pronunciation. [Obs.] Milton called?