To declare or affirm (a clause) to be true; to assert.
To keep up; to preserve; to uphold (a state, condition etc.).
To declare formally, officially or ceremoniously.
To pronounce dead.
To pass judgment.
To sound like.
To produce the components of speech.
To declare authoritatively, or as a formal expert opinion.
To sound out (a word or phrase); to articulate.
To read aloud.