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an·nun·ci·ate

   [uh-nuhn-see-eyt]
verb (used with object), -at·ed, -at·ing.
to announce.
Origin:
1350–1400; < Medieval Latin annūnciātus, for Latin annūntiātus, past participle of annūntiāre to make known. See announce, -ate1

Related forms
an·nun·ci·a·ble, adjective
an·nun·ci·a·tive, an·nun·ci·a·to·ry  [uh-nuhn-see-uh-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee] , adjective
un·an·nun·ci·a·ble, adjective
un·an·nun·ci·a·tive, adjective

Can be confused: annunciate, enunciate.
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annunciate (əˈnʌnsɪˌeɪt, -ʃɪ-)
 
—vb
(tr) a less common word for announce
 
[C16: from annunciātus, Medieval Latin misspelling of annuntiātus, past participle of Latin annuntiāre; see announce]
 
annunci'ation
 
—n
 
annunciative
 
—adj
 
annunciatory
 
—adj

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annunciate
1530s, from pp. adj. annunciate, from L. annunciatus, misspelling of annuntiatus, pp. of annuntiare (see announce).
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