01 v. t. To give public notice, or first notice of; to make known; to publish; to proclaim.
imp. & p. p.
Announced; p. pr. & vb. n.
Announcing
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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.
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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.