announced

an·nounce  (-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 annntire : ad-, ad- + nntire, to report (from nntius, 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; advertise a forthcoming concert; broadcasting their opinions; declared her political intentions; proclaiming his beliefs; promulgated a policy of nonresistance; publishing the marriage banns.

Thesaurus

Adj.

1.

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