announce

[uh-nouns]

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verb (used with object), an·nounced, an·nounc·ing.

to make known publicly or officially; proclaim; give notice of: to announce a special sale.
to state the approach or presence of: to announce guests; to announce dinner.
to make known to the mind or senses.

to serve as an announcer of: The mayor announced the program.
to state; declare.
to state in advance; declare beforehand.
to write, or have printed, and send a formal declaration of an event, especially a social event, as a wedding.

verb (used without object), an·nounced, an·nounc·ing.

to be employed or serve as an announcer especially of a radio or television broadcast: She announces for the local radio station.
to declare one's candidacy, as for a political office (usually followed by for): We are hoping that he will announce for governor.

Origin of announce

1490–1500; < Middle French anoncer < Latin annūntiāre, equivalent to an- an-² + nūntiāre to announce, derivative of nūntius messenger

Related formsan·nounce·a·ble, adjectivepre·an·nounce, verb (used with object), pre·an·nounced, pre·an·nounc·ing.re·an·nounce, verb (used with object), re·an·nounced, re·an·nounc·ing.un·an·nounced, adjectivewell-an·nounced, adjective

Can be confusedannounce enunciate pronounce

Synonyms for announce

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1. declare, report, promulgate.

Synonym study

1. Announce, proclaim, publish mean to communicate something in a formal or public way. To announce is to give out news, often of something expected in the future: to announce a lecture series. To proclaim is to make a widespread and general announcement of something of public interest: to proclaim a holiday. To publish is to make public in an official way, now especially by printing: to publish a book.

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Related Words for unannounced

undisclosed, unheralded, unpublished, surprise, withheld, unanticipated

Examples from the Web for unannounced

Contemporary Examples of unannounced

In terms of unannounced drills “there is really very little research out there to guide us in this area.”
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Rachel Bronstein
April 3, 2014
Nickerson points out this does not apply to unannounced drills.
School Shooting Drills Can Be More Terrifying Than Helpful
Rachel Bronstein
April 3, 2014
Barnes supplies no explanation or justification for its unusual construction, for the unannounced swerve from fact to fiction.
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Adam Begley
September 25, 2013
She acknowledges that after the 2010 incident there was a de facto and unannounced freeze in building inside East Jerusalem.
Israel Quietly Freezes Construction Through Barack Obama’s Visit
Eli Lake
March 18, 2013
Betty finally had to let her nanny go for good when she repeated her behavior a year later, leaving for six weeks unannounced.
The Stranger Inside Your House: Terrified by the Alleged Killer Nanny
Paula Froelich
October 26, 2012

Historical Examples of unannounced

They were interrupted by the sudden and unannounced entrance of her brother.
In the Midst of Alarms
Robert Barr
He was unannounced, as had ever been the custom at Gavrillac.
Scaramouche
Rafael Sabatini
Finding he could not walk in unannounced, he stood for a moment, his intention blank.
The Prisoner
Alice Brown
He came swiftly across the lawn to her, unattended and unannounced.
The Traitors
E. Phillips (Edward Phillips) Oppenheim
What means the unannounced substitution of other actors in the exciting play?
The Masked Bridal
Mrs. Georgie Sheldon

British Dictionary definitions for unannounced

unannounced

adjective

not made known publicly or declared in advancean unannounced visit

announce

verb

(tr; may take a clause as object) to make known publicly; proclaim
(tr) to declare the arrival ofto announce a guest
(tr; may take a clause as object) to reveal to the mind or senses; presagethe dark clouds announced rain
(intr) to work as an announcer, as on radio or television
US to make known (one's intention to run as a candidate)to announce for the presidency

Word Origin for announce

C15: from Old French anoncer, from Latin annuntiāre, from nuntius messenger

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Word Origin and History for unannounced

adj.

1775, from un- (1) "not" + past participle of announce.

announce

c.1500, "proclaim, make known," from Old French anoncier "announce, proclaim" (12c., Modern French annoncer), from Latin annuntiare, adnuntiare "to announce, relate," literally "to bring news," from ad- "to" (see ad-) + nuntiare "relate, report," from nuntius "messenger" (see nuncio). Related: Announced; announcing.