Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb pronounce

2 senses of pronounce

Sense 1
pronounce, articulate, enounce, sound out, enunciate, say -- (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?")

Sense 2
pronounce, label, judge -- (pronounce judgment on; "They labeled him unfit to work here")
       => declare, adjudge, hold -- (declare to be; "She was declared incompetent"; "judge held that the defendant was innocent")