verb

announced

to announce, to declare, to proclaim

They announced their engagement.

They announced their engagement.

The winner will be announced soon.

The winner will be announced soon.

((sth.)) to make (sth.) known publicly They announced the new policy.

((that ...)) to state publicly (that ...) He announced that he was leaving.

Synonyms: declare, proclaim, state; Antonyms: conceal, hide

From Latin 'annuntiare' (to announce), from 'ad-' (to) + 'nuntiare' (to report).

Think of making a public 'announcement'. The 'nounce' part sounds like 'news', so you are announcing news.

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