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an·nun·ci·ate

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–verb (used with object), -at·ed, -at·ing.

to announce.

[Origin: 1350–1400; < ML annūnciātus, for L annūntiātus, ptp. of annūntiāre to make known. See announce, -ate¹

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an·nun·ci·a·ble, adjective

an·nun·ci·a·tive, an·nun·ci·a·to·ry

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an·nun·ci·ate Audio Help (ə-nŭn'sē-āt') Pronunciation Key
tr.v. an·nun·ci·at·ed, an·nun·ci·at·ing, an·nun·ci·ates
To announce; proclaim: "They do not so properly affirm, as annunciate it" (Charles Lamb).

[Latin annūntiāre, annūntiāt-; see announce.]

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annunciate
verb
foreshadow or presage [syn: announce]

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Annunciate

An*nounce"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Announced; p. pr. & vb. n. Announcing.] [OF. anoncier, F. annoncer, fr. L. annuntiare; ad + nuntiare to report, relate, nuntius messenger, bearer of news. See Nuncio, and cf. Annunciate.]

1. To give public notice, or first notice of; to make known; to publish; to proclaim.

Her [Q. Elizabeth's] arrival was announced through the country by a peal of cannon from the ramparts. --Gilpin.

2. To pronounce; to declare by judicial sentence.

Publish laws, announce Or life or death. --Prior.

Syn: To proclaim; publish; make known; herald; declare; promulgate.

Usage: To Publish, Announce, Proclaim, Promulgate. We publish what we give openly to the world, either by oral communication or by means of the press; as, to publish abroad the faults of our neighbors. We announce what we declare by anticipation, or make known for the first time; as, to announce the speedy publication of a book; to announce the approach or arrival of a distinguished personage. We proclaim anything to which we give the widest publicity; as, to proclaim the news of victory. We promulgate when we proclaim more widely what has before been known by some; as, to promulgate the gospel.

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Annunciate

An*nun"ci*ate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Annunciated; p. pr. & vb. n. Annunciating.] [L. annuntiare. See Announce.] To announce.

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