What is the meaning of announced?

verb

• Make known; make an announcement.
  • usage: "She denoted her feelings clearly"
  • synonyms: announce, denote
• Announce publicly or officially.
  • usage: "The President declared war"
  • synonyms: announce, declare
• Give the names of.
  • usage: "He announced the winners of the spelling bee"
  • synonyms: announce
• Foreshadow or presage.
  • synonyms: announce, annunciate, harbinger, foretell, herald

adjective

• Declared publicly; made widely known.
  • usage: "their announced intentions"; "the newspaper's proclaimed adherence to the government's policy"
  • synonyms: proclaimed