ISEE/SSAT Vocabulary BuilderWordsPpronounce
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pronounce
Meaning: to make the sounds of a word when speaking
pronounce in a sentence
How pronounce is used in real sentences:
Our teacher pronounced each new vocabulary word slowly.
Eli pronounced the long word carefully, sounding out each part.
“She stumbled over “extraordinary” and could not pronounce the middle sounds clearly.”
— from the passage A Better Ending
Synonyms for pronounce
Other words for pronounce — say, articulate and enunciate — carry the same meaning.
- say
- articulate
- enunciate
Antonyms of pronounce
Words that mean the opposite of pronounce:
- mumble
- stay silent
Where it comes from
From Latin pronuntiare 'to proclaim'
Memory hook
Pronounce tells how a noun sounds when spoken.