pronounce

pronounce [-d, pronouncing] v

ME < OFr < late L. prōnuntiāre, proclaim, announce, rehearse, narrate, pronounce < prō, in front, before + nunti-āre, announce.

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