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an⋅nounce
[uh-nouns] 
verb, -nounced, -nounc⋅ing.–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
1490–1500; < MF anoncer < L annūntiāre, equiv. to an- an- 2 + nūntiāre to announce, deriv. of nūntius messenger
Related forms:
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.
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 (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. |
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Announce
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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Language Translation for : announce
Spanish:
anunciar,
German:
bekanntmachen,
Japanese:
知らせる, 公表する
announce
1483, from O.Fr. annoncier, from L. adnuntiare "to announce, relate," from ad- "to" + nuntiare "relate, report," from nuntius "messenger" (see nuncio); lit. "bringing news." Announcer in the broadcasting sense first recorded 1922.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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