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. -- 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.
