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) 2.0 [wn]:
announce
v 1: make known; make an announcement; "She denoted her feelings
clearly" [syn: {denote}]
2: announce publicly or 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}]