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an·nounce    Audio Help   [uh-nouns] Pronunciation Key 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]

an·nounce·a·ble, adjective

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

v.   intr.
  1. To declare one's candidacy: was declared the front-runner even before she announced.
  2. 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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Online Etymology Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
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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announce

verb
1. make known; make an announcement; "She denoted her feelings clearly" 
2. announce publicly or officially; "The President declared war" 
3. give the names of; "He announced the winners of the spelling bee" 
4. foreshadow or presage 

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Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
announce1 [əˈnauns] verb
to make known publicly
Example: Mary and John have announced their engagement.
Arabic: يُعْلِن
Chinese (Simplified): 宣布
Chinese (Traditional): 宣布
Czech: oznámit
Danish: bekendtgøre; meddele; kundgøre
Dutch: bekendmaken
Estonian: (ametlikult) teatama
Finnish: julkistaa
French: annoncer
German: bekanntmachen
Greek: ανακοινώνω
Hungarian: bejelent
Icelandic: tilkynna
Indonesian: mengumumkan
Italian: annunciare
Japanese: 知らせる, 公表する
Korean: 발표하다
Latvian: paziņot; pasludināt
Lithuanian: pranešti, paskelbti
Norwegian: kunngjøre, forkynne
Polish: ogłaszać
Portuguese (Brazil): anunciar
Portuguese (Portugal): anunciar
Romanian: a anunţa
Russian: оповещать, сообщать
Slovak: oznámiť
Slovenian: naznaniti
Spanish: anunciar
Swedish: tillkännage, meddela
Turkish: duyurmak
announce2 [əˈnauns] verb
to make known the arrival or entrance of
Example: He announced the next singer.
Arabic: يُعْلِن حُضور شَخْص
Chinese (Simplified): 报告…的来到
Chinese (Traditional): 報告…的來到
Czech: ohlásit, uvést
Danish: introducere; præsentere
Dutch: aankondigen
Estonian: teadustama
Finnish: ilmoittaa, kuuluttaa
French: annoncer
German: ankündigen
Greek: αναγγέλλω
Hungarian: bemond
Icelandic: (til)kynna
Indonesian: memberitahukan
Italian: annunciare
Japanese: (到着などを) 告げる
Korean: (손님의 내방을) 알리다
Latvian: pieteikt
Lithuanian: paskelbti
Norwegian: introdusere, presentere
Polish: zapowiadać, anonsować
Portuguese (Brazil): anunciar
Portuguese (Portugal): anunciar
Romanian: a anunţa
Russian: объявлять
Slovak: uviesť
Slovenian: napovedati
Spanish: presentar
Swedish: påannonsera
Turkish: haber vermek
See also: announcement, announcer

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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This

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.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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