pronounce, label, judge
(verb) pronounce judgment on; “They labeled him unfit to work here”
pronounce, articulate, enounce, sound out, enunciate, say
(verb) 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?”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
pronounce (third-person singular simple present pronounces, present participle pronouncing, simple past and past participle pronounced)
(transitive) To declare formally, officially or ceremoniously.
(transitive) To declare authoritatively, or as a formal expert opinion.
(transitive) To pronounce dead.
(intransitive) To pass judgment.
(transitive) To sound out (a word or phrase); to articulate.
(in passive) To sound like.
(intransitive) To produce the components of speech.
(transitive) To read aloud.
Source: Wiktionary
Pro*nounce", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Pronounced; p. pr. & vb. n. Pronounging.] Etym: [F. prononcer, L. pronunciare; pro before, forth + nunciare, nuntiare, to announce. See Announce.]
1. To utter articulately; to speak out or distinctly; to utter, as words or syllables; to speak with the proper sound and accent as, adults rarely learn to pronounce a foreign language correctly.
2. 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.
3. 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.
4. 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.
Syn.
– To deliver; utter; speak. See Deliver.
Pro*nounce", v. i.
1. To give a pronunciation; to articulate; as, to pronounce faultlessly. Earle.
2. To make declaration; to utter on opinion; to speak with confidence. [R.] Dr. H. More.
Pro*nounce", n.
Definition: Pronouncement; declaration; pronunciation. [Obs.] Milton.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
5 November 2024
(verb) draw out a discussion or process in order to gain time; “The speaker temporized in order to delay the vote”
Contrary to popular belief, coffee beans are not technically beans. They are referred to as such because of their resemblance to legumes. A coffee bean is a seed of the Coffea plant and the source for coffee. It is the pit inside the red or purple fruit, often referred to as a cherry. Just like ordinary cherries, the coffee fruit is also a so-called stone fruit.
