pronounce

/prə-ˈnau̇n(t)s/

Middle English, from Anglo-French pronuncier, from Latin pronuntiare, from pro- forth + nuntiare to report, from nuntius messenger

verb

  1. to declare officially or ceremoniously

  2. to declare authoritatively or as an opinion

  3. to employ the organs of speech to produce; especially : to say correctly

the minister pronounced them husband and wife

idiom

  1. to state the punishment for a criminal

The judge will pronounce sentence this afternoon.