announced

an·nounce

A0317400 (ə-nouns′)v. an·nounced, an·nounc·ing, an·nounc·es v.tr.1. To make known publicly.2. To proclaim the presence or arrival of: announce a caller.3. To provide an indication of beforehand; foretell: The invention of the microchip announced a new generation of computers.4. To serve as an announcer for: announce a football game on TV.v.intr.1. To declare one's candidacy: was declared the front-runner even before she announced.2. To serve as an announcer.

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[Middle English announcen, from Old French anoncier, from Latin annūntiāre : ad-, ad- + nūntiāre, to report (from nūntius, messenger; see neu- in Indo-European roots).]Synonyms: announce, advertise, broadcast, declare, proclaim, promulgate, publish
These verbs mean to bring to public notice: announced a cease-fire to the media; advertised the upcoming concert on cable television; broadcast his opinions in a blog; declared her political intentions at a news conference; proclaiming his beliefs in a column; promulgated a policy of nonviolence; publishing the rules of the contest in the newspaper.

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Adj.

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announced - declared publicly; made widely known; "their announced intentions"; "the newspaper's proclaimed adherence to the government's policy"proclaimeddeclared - made known or openly avowed; "their declared and their covert objectives"; "a declared liberal"