announce vs tell

announce and tell both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
announce	No	No	Yes	No
tell	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, tell is a hypernym of announce; that is, tell is a word with a broader meaning than announce:

As verbs, tell is a hypernym of announce; that is, tell is a word with a broader meaning than announce:

Other hypernyms of announce include say, state.

announce (verb)	tell (verb)
make known; make an announcement	discern or comprehend
foreshadow or presage	mark as different
announce publicly or officially	let something be known
give the names of	narrate or give a detailed account of
	give instructions to or direct somebody to do something with authority
	give evidence
	express in words
	inform positively and with certainty and confidence