Definition of: announce

(ə·nouns′) v.t. an·nounced, an·nounc·ing
1. To make known publicly or officially; proclaim; publish.
2. To give notice of the approach or appearance of, as by a signal.
3. To make known to the senses: A roar announced the presence of the avalanche.
4. To serve as the announcer for, as a radio program. [ < OF anoncier < L annuntiare < ad- to + nuntiare report < nuntius messenger] Synonyms: advertise, communicate, declare, enunciate, herald, notify, proclaim, promulgate, propound, publish, report, reveal, speak. Announce is chiefly anticipatory; we announce a forthcoming book, a guest when he arrives. We advertise our business, communicate our intentions, enunciate our views; we notify an individual of a matter. We propound a question or an argument, promulgate the views of a sect or party. We report an interview, reveal a secret, herald the coming of some great event. Declare has often been an authoritative force; to declare war is to cause war to be. We declare war, proclaim peace. Antonyms: bury, conceal, hide, hush, secrete, suppress, withhold.