transitive verb
-·nounced′, -·nounc′ing- to declare publicly; give notice of formally; proclaim
- to say or tell
- to make known the arrival of
- to make known through the senses: footsteps announced his return
- to be an announcer for
Origin of announce
Middle English announcen from Old French anoncier from Classical Latin annuntiare, to make known from ad-, to + nuntiare, to report from nuntius, messenger: see nuncio- to serve as a radio or television announcer
- to make known publicly one's candidacy or one's political endorsement of another: with for
