transitive verb pronounced -·nounced′, pronouncing -·nounc′·ing

1. to say or declare officially, solemnly, or with ceremony to pronounce a couple man and wife
2. to announce or declare (someone or something) to be as specified to pronounce a man guilty
3. 1. to articulate (a sound or word); utter the sounds of
   2. to articulate (a word or syllable) in the accepted manner how do you pronounce your family name?
   3. to indicate the pronunciation of (a word) with symbols

Etymology: ME pronouncen < OFr pronuncier < L pronuntiare < pro-, before + nuntiare, to announce < nuntius, messenger: see pro- & nuncio

intransitive verb

1. to state or pass a judgment; make a pronouncement (on)
2. to pronounce words, syllables, etc.