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verb, -nounced, -nounc⋅ing.| 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. |
| 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. |
| an·nounce (ə-nouns') v. an·nounced, an·nounc·ing, an·nounc·es v. tr.
[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. |
