Verb
pronounce -
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?"
articulate ,
enounce ,
sound out ,
enunciate ,
say
twang pronounce with a nasal twang
devoice utter with tense vocal chords
raise raise the level or amount of something; "raise my salary" ; "raise the price of bread"
lilt articulate in a very careful and rhythmic way
palatalise ,
palatalize pronounce a consonant with the tongue against the palate
nasalise ,
nasalize pronounce with a lowered velum; "She nasalizes all her vowels"
nasalise ,
nasalize pronounce with a lowered velum; "She nasalizes all her vowels"
mispronounce ,
misspeak pronounce a word incorrectly; "She mispronounces many Latinate words"
aspirate suck in (air)
voice ,
vocalise ,
vocalize ,
sound give voice to; "He voiced his concern"
retroflex articulate (a consonant) with the tongue curled back against the palate; "Indian accents can be characterized by the fact that speakers retroflex their consonants"
subvocalise ,
subvocalize articulate without making audible sounds; "she was reading to herself and merely subvocalized"
syllabise ,
syllabize utter with distinct articulation of each syllable; "The poet syllabized the verses he read"
drawl lengthen and slow down or draw out; "drawl one's vowels"
labialise ,
labialize ,
round become round, plump, or shapely; "The young woman is fleshing out"
lisp speak with a lisp
accent ,
accentuate ,
stress put stress on; utter with an accent; "In Farsi, you accent the last syllable of each word"
vowelise ,
vowelize ,
vocalise ,
vocalize utter speech sounds
click become clear or enter one's consciousness or emotions; "It dawned on him that she had betrayed him" ; "she was penetrated with sorrow"
trill pronounce with a trill, of the phoneme `r'; "Some speakers trill their r's"
sibilate utter a sibilant
flap pronounce with a flap, of alveolar sounds
explode increase rapidly and in an uncontrolled manner; "The population of India is exploding" ; "The island's rodent population irrupted"
roll execute a roll, in tumbling; "The gymnasts rolled and jumped"
pronounce -
pronounce judgment on; "They labeled him unfit to work here"
label ,
judge
adjudge ,
declare ,
hold state firmly; "He declared that he was innocent"
assoil ,
exculpate ,
exonerate ,
acquit ,
discharge ,
clear pronounce not guilty of criminal charges; "The suspect was cleared of the murder charges"
convict find or declare guilty; "The man was convicted of fraud and sentenced"
tout advertize in strongly positive terms; "This product was touted as a revolutionary invention"
rule ,
find keep in check; "rule one's temper"
qualify make more specific; "qualify these remarks"
disqualify make unfit or unsuitable; "Your income disqualifies you"
intonate ,
intone speak carefully, as with rising and falling pitch or in a particular tone; "please intonate with sadness"
