[{"Bold_text": "verb (used with object)", "List Items": ["to enunciate or articulate (sounds, words, sentences, etc.).", "to utter or sound in a particular manner in speaking:He pronounces his words indistinctly.", "to utter or articulate in the accepted or correct manner:I can't pronounce this word.", "to declare (a person or thing) to be as specified:She pronounced it the best salmon she had ever tasted.", "to utter or deliver formally or solemnly:to pronounce sentence.", "to announce authoritatively or officially:The judge pronounced the defendant guilty.", "to indicate the pronunciation (words) by providing a phonetic transcription:This dictionary pronounces most of the words entered."]}, {"Bold_text": "verb (used without object)", "List Items": ["to pronounce words, phrases, etc.", "to make a statement or assertion, especially an authoritative statement (often followed byon):He was required to pronounce on the findings of his research.", "to give an opinion or decision (usually followed byon):to pronounce on an important matter.", "to indicate the pronunciation of words:a spelling book that pronounces."]}]