1. (

• announce ,
• denote ,

) make known; make an announcement; "She denoted her feelings clearly" ;

2. (

• announce ,
• declare ,

) announce publicly or officially; "The President declared war" ;

3. (

• announce ,

) give the names of; "He announced the winners of the spelling bee" ;

4. (

• announce ,
• annunciate ,
• harbinger ,
• foretell ,
• herald

) foreshadow or presage ;

1. (

• announced ,
• proclaimed ,

) declared publicly; made widely known; "their announced intentions"; "the newspaper's proclaimed adherence to the government's policy" ;