In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
ANNOUNCED
announced, proclaimed
(adjective) declared publicly; made widely known; “their announced intentions”; “the newspaper’s proclaimed adherence to the government’s policy”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Verb
announced
simple past tense and past participle of announce
Source: Wiktionary
ANNOUNCE
An*nounce", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Announced; p. pr. & vb. n. Announcing.] Etym: [OF. anoncier, F. annoncer, fr. L. annuntiare; ad + nuntiare to report, relate, nuntius messenger, bearer of news. See Nuncio, and cf. Annunciate.]
1. To give public notice, or first notice of; to make known; to publish; to proclaim. Her [Q. Elizabeth's] arrival was announced through the country by a peal of cannon from the ramparts. Gilpin.
2. To pronounce; to declare by judicial sentence. Publish laws, announce Or life or death. Prior.
Syn.
– To proclaim; publish; make known; herald; declare; promulgate.
– To Publish, Announce, Proclaim, Promulgate. We publish what we give openly to the world, either by oral communication or by means of the press; as, to publish abroad the faults of our neighbors. We announce what we declare by anticipation, or make known for the first time; as, to announce the speedy publication of a book; to announce the approach or arrival of a distinguished personage. We proclaim anything to which we give the widest publicity; as, to proclaim the news of victory. We promulgate when we proclaim more widely what has before been known by some; as, to promulgate the gospel.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
Word of the Day
5 November 2024
TEMPORIZE
(verb) draw out a discussion or process in order to gain time; “The speaker temporized in order to delay the vote”
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