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2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: 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. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: announce v 1: make known make an announcement; "She denoted his feelings clearly" [syn: {denote}] 2: announce officially; "The President declared war" [syn: {declare}] 3: give the names of "He announced the winners of the spelling bee" 4: foreshadow or presage [syn: {annunciate}, {harbinger}, {foretell}, {herald}]
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