Denote
Part of speech: verb
Definition: To indicate; to mark. To make overt. To refer to literally; to convey meaning.
Announce
Part of speech: verb
Definition: To give public notice, or first notice of; to make known; to publish; to proclaim.To pronounce; to declare by judicial sentence.
Example sentence: I kind of hate the fact that I feel like people expect you to announce what you are, and then you become it. I would rather become the thing and then name it.