To Pronounce

1. (transitive) To declare formally, officially or ceremoniously.
2. (transitive) To declare authoritatively, or as a formal expert opinion.

• (transitive) To pronounce dead.

3. (intransitive) To pass judgment.
4. (transitive) To sound out (a word or phrase); to articulate.

• (in passive) To sound like.

5. (intransitive) To produce the components of speech.
6. (transitive) To read aloud.