announce. The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000.

The American Heritage^® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000.

announce

SYLLABICATION:	an·nounce
PRONUNCIATION:	-nouns
VERB:	Inflected forms: an·nounced, an·nounc·ing, an·nounc·es
TRANSITIVE VERB:	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.
INTRANSITIVE VERB:	1. To declare one's candidacy: was declared the front-runner even before she announced. 2. To serve as an announcer.
ETYMOLOGY:	Middle English announcen, from Old French anoncier, from Latin annntire : ad-, ad- + nntire, to report (from nntius, messenger; see neu- in Appendix I).
SYNONYMS:	announce, advertise, broadcast, declare, proclaim, promulgate, publish 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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