announce

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  The Crier Announces the Arrival of Five Registrars Of The Temple of King ÛsirnirÎ, Of the Vth Dynasty
• WordNet 3.6
  • v announce announce publicly or officially "The President declared war"
  • v announce foreshadow or presage
  • v announce make known; make an announcement "She denoted her feelings clearly"
  • v announce give the names of "He announced the winners of the spelling bee"
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"SHE BEGAN ATTENTIVELY TO STUDY THE ANNOUNCEMENT."

The Herald Announces the Court Ball

Hanno announcing to the Mercenaries the emptiness of the Public Coffers

• Interesting fact: The first TV commercial advertisement was by the Bulova Watch company on July 1, 1941. The watch company paid $9.00 for an announcement that was 10 seconds long
• • Announce 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."
  • Announce To pronounce; to declare by judicial sentence. "Publish laws, announce Or life or death."
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• Interesting fact: The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration announced in 1978 that it would alternate men's and women's names in the naming of hurricanes. It was seen as an attempt at fair play. Hurricanes had been named for women for years, until NOAA succumbed to pressure from women's groups who were demanding that Atlantic storms be given unisex names.
• • announce To make known formally; proclaim or make public; publish; give notice of: as, the birth of Christ was announced by an angel.
  • announce To state or intimate the approach, arrival, or presence of.
  • announce To make known, indicate, or make manifest to the mind or senses.
  • announce To pronounce; declare by judicial sentence.
  • announce Synonyms Declare, Announce, Proclaim, Publish, Promulgate; to make known, communicate, advertise, report. To declare is to make clear, so that there will be no mistake, to many or to few: as, to declare war. To announce is to make known, in a formal or official way, to many or to few; it is the only one of these words that sometimes has the meaning of making known the approach or future appearance of: as, to announce a new book. To proclaim is to announce to all, with an endeavor to force it upon general knowledge: when war has been declared, it is often proclaimed; so, also, it is usual to proclaim a blockade. To publish is to make public: as, to publish the bans. It may be orally or in print, or it may be to satisfy a legal requirement: as, to publish a law. To promulgate is to publish what is of concern to many, but hitherto has been known to few: as, to promulgate an opinion, to promulgate the gospel, or officially to promulgate a law or edict.
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• Interesting fact: President Theodore Roosevelt was the first to announce to the world that Maxwell House coffee is "Good to the last drop."
• • v.t Announce an-nowns′ to declare: to give public notice of: to make known
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• Groucho Marx

  

  “Although it is generally known, I think it's about time to announce that I was born at a very early age.”
• Frederick Speakman

  

  “The roads we take are more important than the goals we announce. Decisions determine destiny.”
• Paul S. Rees

  

  “The gospel is neither a discussion or a debate. It is an announcement.”
• Philip Streifer

  

  “After finding no qualified candidates for the position of principal, the school board is extremely pleased to announce the appointment of David Steele to the post.”
• Peter Conrad

  

  “Losing faith in your own singularity is the start of wisdom, I suppose; also the first announcement of death.”
• George Bernard Shaw

  

  “If the announcer can produce the impression that he is a gentlemen, he may pronounce as he pleases.”

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