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announce

/əˈnaʊns/ · verb

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.

Etymology / origin

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂éd Proto-Italic *ad Proto-Italic *ad- Latin ad- Latin nūntius Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -ō Latin nūntiō Latin adnūntiō Latin annūntiōder. Old French anoncierder. English announce From Old French anoncier, from Latin annūntiāre, from ad + nūntiō (“report, relate”), from nūntius (“messenger, bearer of news”). See nuncio. Doublet of annunciate. See also an-.

  1. annuntio(Latin)→
  2. anoncier(Old French)→
  3. announce (English)
  4. Relations: der, der

Related words

anoncier(Old French)annuntio(Latin)anuncar(Ido)アナウンス(Japanese)

Descendant words

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