[an.nounce] vb -nounced ; -nounc.ing [ME, fr. MF annoncer, fr. L annuntiare, fr. ad- + nuntiare to report, fr. nuntius messenger] vt (15c) 1: to make known publicly: proclaim "announced the appointment"
2. a: to give notice of the arrival, presence, or readiness of "~ dinner" b: to indicate beforehand: foretell
3: to serve as an announcer of ~ vi 1: to serve as an announcer
2. a: to declare one's candidacy b: to declare oneself politically--used with for or against syn see declare