announce Meaning, Definition & Usage

verb make known; make an announcement
denote.
- She denoted her feelings clearly
verb announce publicly or officially
declare.
- The President declared war
verb give the names of
- He announced the winners of the spelling bee
verb foreshadow or presage
herald; foretell; harbinger; annunciate.

OF. anoncier, F. annoncer, fr. L. annuntiare; ad + nuntiare to report, relate, nuntius messenger, bearer of news. See Nuncio, and cf. Annunciate.

imperfect & past participle Announced present participle & verbal noun Announcing

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.
To pronounce; to declare by judicial sentence.
Publish laws, announce Or life or death. Prior.
Syn. -- To proclaim; publish; make known; herald; declare; promulgate. -- 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.