announce

verb

1)

their financial results were announced

Syn:

make public, make known, report, declare, divulge, state, give out, notify, publicize, broadcast, publish, advertise, circulate, proclaim, blazon

2)

Victor announced the guests

Syn:

introduce, present, name

3)

strains of music announced her arrival

Syn:

signal, indicate, give notice of, herald, proclaim; literary betoken

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announce, blazon, declare, proclaim, promulgate, publish

When you announce something, you communicate it in a formal and public manner, often for the first time (to announce the arrival of the guest of honor). But just how you go about announcing something depends on what you're trying to convey. If you want to make sure no one misses your message, use blazon (signs along the highway blazoned the local farmers' complaints). If you plan to make your views known to the general public through the medium of writing, use publish (to publish a story on drunk driving in the local newspaper). Use proclaim if you have something of great importance that you want to announce very formally and officially (proclaim a national day of mourning). Although declare also implies a very formal announcement (declare war), it can refer to any clear and explicit statement (declare one's love). Promulgate is usually associated with the communication of a creed, doctrine, or law (promulgate the views of the Democratic Party).