[syn: announce, annunciate, harbinger, foretell, herald]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
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.]
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1. To give public notice, or first notice of; to make known;
to publish; to proclaim.
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Her [Q. Elizabeth's] arrival was announced through
the country by a peal of cannon from the ramparts.
--Gilpin.
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2. To pronounce; to declare by judicial sentence.
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Publish laws, announce
Or life or death. --Prior.
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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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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
announce
v 1: make known; make an announcement; "She denoted her feelings
clearly" [syn: announce, denote]
2: announce publicly or officially; "The President declared war"
[syn: announce, declare]
3: give the names of; "He announced the winners of the spelling
bee"
4: foreshadow or presage [syn: announce, annunciate,
harbinger, foretell, herald]