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Annunciate

Annunciate \An*nun"ci*ate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Annunciated; p. pr. & vb. n. Annunciating.] [L. annuntiare. See Announce.] To announce.

Annunciate

Annunciate \An*nun"ci*ate\, p. p. & a. Foretold; preannounced. [Obs.]
--Chaucer.

Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
annunciate

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.

Wiktionary
annunciate

vb. (context transitive English) To announce.

WordNet
annunciate

v. foreshadow or presage [syn: announce, harbinger, foretell, herald]

Usage examples of "annunciate".

Lo SAMPSON, which that was annunciate By the angel, long ere his nativity.

The typical model consists of a speaker to annunciate instructions, a small, color liquid crystal display screen to show pictures and a microphone to receive questions from the user.

The decor was tasteful Victorian, with thick hand-woven carpets, a silver umbrella stand filled with walking sticks and a grandfather clock, whose pendulum swung slowly with a stately annunciated click.

Genevieve herself made occasional clearly annunciated excuses for his bad temper: his gout was acting up, his bed was not comfortable, he was worried about his favorite horse.

SAMSON Lo, Samson, whose birth was annunciated By angel, long ere his nativity, And was to God Almighty consecrated, And had nobility while he could see.