announce.
To give public notice of, especially for the first time; to make known.
Meaning & usage
To give public notice of, especially for the first time; to make known.
To pronounce; to declare by judicial sentence.
To act as announcer for (an event, usually sports).
Our coach has retired, but occasionally he still announces the games.
To act or work as an announcer.
Our coach has retired, but occasionally he still announces.
Where this word comes from
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂éd Proto-Italic *ad Proto-Italic *ad- Latin ad- Latin nūntius Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ājō Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -ō Latin nūntiō Latin adnūntiō Latin annūntiōder. Old French anoncierder. English announce From Old French anoncier, from Latin annūntiāre, from ad + nūntiō (“report, relate”), from nūntius (“messenger, bearer of news”). See nuncio. Doublet of annunciate. See also an-.
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