أَعْلَنْتُهُ
1.
I laid it open, manifested it, revealed it, made it public, or published it; namely, an affair, a case, or an event; (S, Msb, K, TA;) as also اعلنت بِهِ; and
عَلَّنْتُهُ, (K, TA,) [for which latter the CK has عَلَنْتُهُ, but it is] with teshdeed, (TA,) verbal noun تَعْلِينٌ; (TK;) [and
عَالَنْتُهُ, for] عَالَنَهُ, (K,) or [rather] عالنهُ الأَمْرَ, (TK,) means اعلن إِلَيْهِ الأَمْرَ [He laid open, &c., to him, the affair, or case, or event]. (K.)
2.
Hence, أَعْلَنَتْ, occurring in a tradition, as said of a woman [accused of adultery], She revealed [or confessed] the enormity, or act of adultery. (TA.)
3.
[And اعلن
بِهِ apparently signifies He made him to be, or become, publicly known: see 10; and see also أَظْهَرْتُ بِفُلَانٍ, in article ظهر.]
4.
اعلن الأَمْرُ
The affair, or case, or event, was, or became, notorious; or commonly, or publicly, known; synonym اِشْتَهَرَ. (TA. [Compare 1.])
5.
See also 3, first sentence.