An-noun'ce, v. t.
v. t. [imp. & p. p. ANNOUNCED; p. pr. & vb. n. ANNOUNCING.] [Fr. annoncer, O. Fr. annoncer, annuncier, anoncier, Pr. annunciar, It. annunziare, Lat. annunciare, from ad and nuntiare, to report, to relate, from nuncius, messenger, bearer of news.]
Sense 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.
Sense 2. To pronounce; to declare by judicial sentence.
Publish laws, announce Or life or death. Prior.
Synonyms—To proclaim: publish; make known; 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 any thing to which we give the widest publicity; as, to proclaim the news of victory. We promulgate when we proclaim abroad what has hitherto been known to only a few; as, to promulgate the gospel.