announce

verb

(transitive) To give public notice of, especially for the first time; to make known.

(transitive) To act as announcer for (an event, usually sports).

(intransitive) To act or work as an announcer.

(transitive) To pronounce; to declare by judicial sentence.

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Roots

nuntionounc- · Latin · announce, report

Synonyms for announce

annunciatev preannounce declarev proclaimv harbingern foretellv publicizev heraldv promulgatev disclosev publishv revealv informv advertisev divulgev notifyv

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Where does announce come from?

The word announce breaks down into one root of Latin origin: the root nounc-, from Latin nuntio (“announce, report”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.