announce

Meaning

1. To give public notice of, especially for the first time; to make known.
2. To pronounce; to declare by judicial sentence.
3. To act as announcer for (an event, usually sports).
4. To act or work as an announcer.

Hyphenated as

an‧nounce

Pronounced as (IPA)

/əˈnaʊns/

Etymology

From Old French anoncier, from Latin annūntiāre, from ad + nūntiō (“report, relate”), from nūntius (“messenger, bearer of news”). See nuncio, and compare with annunciate.