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–verb (used with object)

1.	to make known publicly or officially; proclaim; give notice of: to announce a special sale.

2.	to state the approach or presence of: to announce guests; to announce dinner.

3.	to make known to the mind or senses.

4.	to serve as an announcer of: The mayor announced the program.

5.	to state; declare.

6.	to state in advance; declare beforehand.

7.	to write, or have printed, and send a formal declaration of an event, esp. a social event, as a wedding.

–verb (used without object)

8.	to be employed or serve as an announcer, esp. of a radio or television broadcast: She announces for the local radio station.

9.	to declare one's candidacy, as for a political office (usually fol. by for): We are hoping that he will announce for governor.

[Origin: 1490–1500; < MF anoncer < L annūntiāre, equiv. to an- an-² + nūntiāre to announce, deriv. of nūntius messenger

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an·nounce·a·ble, adjective

—Synonyms 1. declare, report, promulgate. Announce, proclaim, publish mean to communicate something in a formal or public way. To announce is to give out news, often of something expected in the future: to announce a lecture series. To proclaim is to make a widespread and general announcement of something of public interest: to proclaim a holiday. To publish is to make public in an official way, now esp. by printing: to publish a book.

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an·nounce Audio Help   (ə-nouns') Pronunciation Key
v.   an·nounced, an·nounc·ing, an·nounc·es

v.   tr.

To make known publicly.
To proclaim the presence or arrival of: announce a caller.
To provide an indication of beforehand; foretell: The invention of the microchip announced a new generation of computers.
To serve as an announcer for: announce a football game on TV.

v. intr.

To declare one's candidacy: was declared the front-runner even before she announced.
To serve as an announcer.

[Middle English announcen, from Old French anoncier, from Latin annūntiāre : ad-, ad- + nūntiāre, to report (from nūntius, messenger; see neu- in Indo-European roots).]

Synonyms: These verbs mean to bring to public notice: announced a cease-fire; advertise a forthcoming concert; broadcasting their opinions; declared her political intentions; proclaiming his beliefs; promulgated a policy of nonresistance; publishing the marriage banns.

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announced
adjective
declared publicly; made widely known; "their announced intentions"; "the newspaper's proclaimed adherence to the government's policy"