Annunciate
to announce.
verb
(transitive) a less common word for announce
v.
1530s, from past participle adjective annunciate (late 14c.) or directly from latin annunciatus, misspelling of annuntiatus, past participle of annuntiare (see announce). in some cases perhaps a back-formation from annunciation. related: annunciated; annunciating.
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