[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

announce \announce"\, v. t. imp.  p. p. announced; p. pr. 
   vb. n. announcing. of. anoncier, f. annoncer, fr. l.
   annuntiare; ad + nuntiare to report, relate, nuntius
   messenger, bearer of news. see nuncio, and cf.
   annunciate.
   1913 webster
   1. to give public notice, or first notice of; to make known;
      to publish; to proclaim.
      1913 webster

            her q. elizabeth's arrival was announced through
            the country by a peal of cannon from the ramparts.
                                                  --gilpin.
      1913 webster

   2. to pronounce; to declare by judicial sentence.
      1913 webster

            publish laws, announce
            or life or death.                     --prior.
      1913 webster

   syn: to proclaim; publish; make known; herald; declare;
        promulgate.

   usage: to publish, announce, proclaim, promulgate. we
          publish what we give openly to the world, either by
          oral communication or by means of the press; as, to
          publish abroad the faults of our neighbors. we
          announce what we declare by anticipation, or make
          known for the first time; as, to announce the speedy
          publication of a book; to announce the approach or
          arrival of a distinguished personage. we proclaim
          anything to which we give the widest publicity; as, to
          proclaim the news of victory. we promulgate when
          we proclaim more widely what has before been known by
          some; as, to promulgate the gospel.
          1913 webster
see also:
announced announcing nuncio annunciate publish announce 
proclaim promulgate publish announce proclaim 
promulgate 

[2] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

announced \announced\ adj.
   1. stated publicly; as, their announced intentions.
      wordnet 1.5

[3] : WordNet (r) 2.0

announced
     adj : declared publicly; made widely known; "their announced
           intentions"; "the newspaper's proclaimed adherence to
           the government's policy" syn: proclaimed
see also:
proclaimed 

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