Emily Dickinson Lexicon

pronounce (-d, pronouncing), v. [ME < OFr < late L. prōnuntiāre, proclaim, announce, rehearse, narrate, pronounce < prō, in front, before + nunti-āre, announce.] (webplay: foreign, sentence, words).

1. Utter; say; speak; enunciate; vocalize.
2. Declare; decree; announce; affirm officially; assure solemnly; make publicly known.